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Foreigners Riding Along the Coast at Takanawa in the Eastern Capital

Utagawa Hiroshige II

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful Japanese woodblock print. A man on horseback wears a red top and a blue patterned robe. He rides on the right edge. A man walks on foot beside a tree on the left edge. The man on foot holds blue parasol over shoulder. Two parasols sit on the ground. A winding road curving to the right leads to buildings on the left. A tree branches over the road on the top left. A pink and blue sunset fades into blue sky on the horizon. A tree-lined shore sits across the water. More people and horses are on the road. A large tree branch sticks out from the upper left. A red and yellow kanji block sits on the upper right. A yellow kanji square sits on the upper center. A red kanji rectangle sits on the right edge. The image is rectangular with a light beige border.

Artwork details

Date:
9th month, 1861
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
442 × 625 px
Museum record:
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