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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
8 15/16 in x 13 11/16 in (22.7 cm x 34.77 cm);14 3/8 in x 19 5/16 in (36.51 cm x 49.05 cm);12 7/8 in x 18 5/8 in (32.7 cm x 47.31 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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