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Woodblock print of travelers with loads walking past tall trees beside a blue river, with thatched village roofs and a bridge in the distance.

Numazu Evening, in The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido Gojusan Tsugi-no Uchi)

A woodblock print shows a tree-lined riverside path where two travelers with loaded backs walk in the foreground toward a distant village of thatched roofs and a wooden bridge over a blue river. Bamboo groves at left and tall, slender trunks frame the scene in layered ink and soft color.

Artist
Ando Hiroshige
Date
ca. 1834
Medium
Woodblock print (ukiyo-e) on mulberry paper (washi), ink with color
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
3000 × 1930 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1839).
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: Atardecer en Numazu, Las cincuenta y tres estaciones del Tokaido

Una xilografía muestra un camino junto al río, bordeado de árboles altos, donde dos viajeros con cargas a la espalda avanzan en primer plano hacia un pueblo lejano de techos de paja y un puente de madera sobre un río azul. Un bosque de bambú a la izquierda y los troncos delgados enmarcan la escena con tinta en capas y color suave.

Português: Entardecer em Numazu, As Cinquenta e Três Estações do Tokaido

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