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Picture Book of the Souvenirs of Edo (Ehon Edo miyage) 絵本江戸土産

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows an open book with a drawing of a Japanese landscape. The book is open to two pages that are yellowed with age. The drawing on the pages depicts a large stone torii gate on the left and a landscape in the background. The landscape shows a body of water, trees, and buildings. The sky above has light blue and white clouds. There is Japanese writing in the upper right corner of the right page. The pages have a black border around the edges. The book is sitting on a white background.

Artwork details

Date:
Preface: 1850, early Autumn (Kaei 3)
Medium:
Set of ten woodblock printed books; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 400 px
Museum record:
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