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View of the Miyozaki Brothel District in Yokohama, Kanagawa (Kanagwa Yokohama Miyozaki machi yūjoya kōkei)

Utagawa Yoshitora

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Triptych print, landscape orientation. A large, low-lying area with brown rooftops and pink cherry blossoms. A river runs along the bottom. A long, low building with a yellow facade and many windows runs along the waterfront. A canal intersects the low-lying area in the foreground. A tree with pink blossoms on the right. Pink and white clouds behind the rooftops. A green hill behind the rooftops. A yellow strip on right edge with vertical black text.

Artwork details

Date:
4th month, 1864
Medium:
Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 304 px
Museum record:
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