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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

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