Akasaka by Utagawa Hiroshige (ca. 1838)

Woodblock print of travelers and a pack horse on a road beneath pines, with thatched roofs and a full moon above.

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A woodblock print titled Akasaka by Utagawa Hiroshige, dated ca. 1838, shows a pine-covered slope above a road where a horse with a saddle load and a figure in blue walk past a row of thatched-roof buildings. A full moon and a column of Japanese calligraphy fill the pale sky, and a red cartouche in the upper right carries the series title. The work is held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Museum record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Date

ca. 1838

Medium

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Dimensions

21.6 × 16.5 cm

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

License

CC0

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