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Wild Geese Flying Down the Sumida River

Suzuki Harunobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts two women standing on a boat on a river. The woman on the left stands, wears a white kimono with red trim. Her kimono wraps around her right shoulder. The woman on the right sits on a low chair on the boat. She wears a kimono with a red top and brown bottom. The boat on which the women are present faces the bottom right corner. There is a black box with items on the left of the boat. In the background, another boat faces left. It has two people and appears to carry cargo. The riverbank in the background has sparse vegetation and a light brown color. The sky is hazy and light brown. Several lines of Japanese characters appear in the top corners and on the left side.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1769
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
470 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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