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Woodblock print of a riverside scene with figures in red robes, a stone lantern, a wooden house, and a distant treeline over water.

Scene on the Sumida River

A woodblock print showing a riverside scene with a wooden house and garden in the foreground, a figure in red robes standing beside a stone lantern, and a distant treeline across calm water. Pale color washes and inked calligraphy, typical of ukiyo-e, fill the composition.

Artist
Katsushika Hokusai
Date
1760-1849
Medium
Woodblock print (ukiyo-e) on mulberry paper (washi), ink with color
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
4000 × 2963 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1849).
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: Escena en el río Sumida, grabado de Katsushika Hokusai

Grabado en madera que muestra una escena junto al río, con una casa de madera y un jardín en primer plano, una figura con ropa roja junto a una linterna de piedra y una línea de árboles lejana sobre el agua en calma. Suaves tintas de color y caligrafía entintada completan la composición.

Português: Cena no rio Sumida, gravura de Katsushika Hokusai

Gravura em madeira mostrando uma cena às margens de um rio, com uma casa de madeira e um jardim em primeiro plano, uma figura de vestes vermelhas ao lado de uma lanterna de pedra e uma linha de árvores distante sobre a água calma. Tons suaves de cor e caligrafia em tinta completam a composição.

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