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View of Iris Gardens at Horikiri

Utagawa Hiroshige II

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a serene Japanese landscape. A beige border surrounds the artwork, with curved corners. The scene shows a group of people walking on a path through a field with tall grasses and trees. The path curves to the left and has a wooden bridge over it. A person stands on the bridge. Several round lanterns hang above the bridge. A tree with sparse leaves stands on the left side of the path. In the background, there are more trees and a light-colored sky that darkens towards the top. A red square with Japanese characters is in the top-right corner. Japanese characters are also written vertically on the left side. The dominant colors are shades of blue, with accents of beige, orange, and black.

Artwork Details

Date
1861
Medium
Woodblock print (aizuri-e)
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 457 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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