Hamamatsu, Station 30 of the Tokaido

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797-1858)

Date

c. 1837/42

Medium

Color woodblock print; chuban

Villagers warm themselves around a bonfire under a huge, bare tree at night, with Mount Fuji visible through the branches. The mix of warm firelight and cool moonlight gives it real atmosphere.

• Museum-sourced, public domain (CC0)
• Printed and shipped in the US
• Museum record at Art Institute of Chicago

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