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Clearing Weather at Awazu

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woodblock print depicts a Japanese landscape. A road runs along the left side, lined with trees. A body of water runs along the right side. There are several boats on the water. Mountains are in the background. The sky transitions from dark at the top to light at the horizon. A red seal is on the upper-left. A square with colorful figures and Japanese text is on the upper-right. A vertical strip of Japanese text is on the upper-right. A small line of Japanese characters is on the upper-left.

Artwork details

Date:
1797–1858
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 395 px
Museum record:
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