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Illustration of Poem by the Emperor Kwoko

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful Japanese woodblock print. A group of people walking on a path. The person in the foreground wearing a blue robe with a floral pattern holds an umbrella. A smaller person beside them wears a white robe and a wide-brimmed hat. Three people in the background wear white hats. Snow-capped mountains in the background. A red, yellow, and blue text box in the upper right corner contains Japanese characters. The image has a beige background with a thin black border. Japanese characters are written vertically on the right side.

Artwork details

Date:
1797–1861
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
429 × 625 px
Museum record:
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