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Seashore at Hoda, Province of Awa

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a landscape with a body of water, waves crashing on the shore, and a mountain in the background. The water is blue with white waves; the shore has a steep cliff on the right side with trees and grass, and a sandy area on the left. A person walks on the shore; another boat is on the water. The sky is blue and white with a mountain on the left side. There are two vertical orange banners with Japanese writing on them. The image has a beige border around it.

Artwork Details

Date
1858–59
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
428 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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