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Foreigners Riding Along the Coast at Takanawa in the Eastern Capital

Utagawa Hiroshige II

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful woodblock print depicting a scene with a river, trees, and people. The scene shows foreigners on horseback and on foot along a road next to a river. The main foreigner figure wears a red coat and rides a brown horse with a yellow and blue blanket. The rider holds a whip and wears a white hat. Another person in a red coat walks next to the horse, holding a blue parasol. Green and blue parasols are in the foreground. People in traditional Japanese clothing stand on the road and a low stone wall. A tree branch extends from the left side. The background shows a blue and pink sky, with hills and a distant building. A red vertical rectangle with Japanese text is in the top right corner. Japanese text is also written on a flag and a white sign on the wall.

Artwork Details

Date
9th month, 1861
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
425 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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