Shimada by Utagawa Hiroshige (ca. 1840)

Woodblock print of porters carrying travelers across a river, with pine trees, mountains and Mount Fuji in the background.

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Shimada, Utagawa Hiroshige (ca. 1840), The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Via artnap.com

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This Japanese woodblock print shows travelers being carried across a broad river by porters wading and swimming, with a palanquin and a raft-like carrier in the foreground. Snow-dusted mountains rise behind a row of pines, and Mount Fuji appears at the left under a pale yellow sky. The work is by Utagawa Hiroshige, dated ca. 1840, and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Museum record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Date

ca. 1840

Medium

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Dimensions

22.2 × 34.9 cm

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

License

CC0

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