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Woodblock print of a dusky mountain landscape with twisted pines, a pale river, and travelers leading a pack horse along a rocky path.

Night Trek

A woodblock print in colored ink shows a dark, misty landscape at dusk, with steep mountains and wind-bent pine trees above a pale river. Travelers on a rocky path at right lead a pack horse and carry bundles under a faint, cool light.

Artist
Ando Hiroshige
Date
1855
Medium
Woodblock print in colored ink on paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
2713 × 3999 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1855).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Español: Caminata nocturna

Una estampa xilográfica en tinta de color muestra un paisaje oscuro y brumoso al atardecer, con montañas empinadas y pinos retorcidos por el viento sobre un río pálido. Viajeros en un sendero rocoso a la derecha guían un caballo de carga y llevan bultos bajo una luz tenue y fresca.

Português: Caminhada noturna

Uma gravura em xilogravura com tinta colorida mostra uma paisagem escura e nebulosa ao entardecer, com montanhas íngremes e pinheiros retorcidos pelo vento acima de um rio pálido. Viajantes em uma trilha rochosa à direita conduzem um cavalo de carga e carregam fardos sob uma luz tênue e fria.

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