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[Facsimile] Meisho Edo hyakkei: Oji, New Year’s Eve Foxfires at Nettle Tree

Utagawa Hiroshige

Artwork Details

[Facsimile] Meisho Edo hyakkei: Oji, New Year’s Eve Foxfires at Nettle Tree
circa 1856-1859
Utagawa Hiroshige
color woodblock print on paper
14 5/8 x 9 ½ in. (37.15 x 24.13 cm);10 7/8 x 7 1/16 in. (27.62 x 17.94 cm);19 x 14 in. (48.26 x 35.56 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Haugh
1987/1.245

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Description

Subject Matter:

Landscape with animals.

Physical Description:

A group of deer-like animals are resting under two trees at nightfall. There are twinkling stars shining in the dark sky and a forest in the distance.

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