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Hôeidô Tôkaidô Series: Kakegawa, Distant View of Mount Akiba

Utagawa Hiroshige

Artwork Details

Hôeidô Tôkaidô Series: Kakegawa, Distant View of Mount Akiba
1833-1834
Utagawa Hiroshige
color woodblock print on paper
9 7/8 x 13 5/8 in. (25.08 x 34.61 cm);10 ½ x 14 ½ in. (26.67 x 36.83 cm)
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1948/1.127

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Description

Subject Matter:

Figures in landscape.

Physical Description:

A bridge forms a diagonal on the print. Three travellers are passing the bridge, while two monks are walking down toward them. Landscape of water and mountains is shown in the background.

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