Ishiyakushi by Utagawa Hiroshige (ca. 1840)

Woodblock print of travelers, merchants, horses and a thatched stall along a Tokaido road station.

Free download

1,956 × 1,256 px · JPG

This file is 1,956 pixels on the long side, with no account and no watermark. The page also names the museum that holds the work and gives its medium and size.

Download

PaletteShow the 5 main colors of this work

Select a color to copy its hex code

All 5 colors in one file, ready to load as swatches in Adobe, Procreate, GIMP or Krita, or as CSS variables.

Palette file

Credit this image

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

Why is this public domain? Released by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under CC0.

About this work

This Japanese woodblock print by Utagawa Hiroshige, dated ca. 1840, shows a roadside scene with travelers in straw hats, merchants at a thatched-roof stall, and horses carrying bundled cargo. A figure on a raised wooden platform sits beside a tray of food, and the Tokaido road sign and station number appear at the upper right. The print is 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

Themes