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Woodblock print of a woman in a blue kimono and red hakama walking at night beside a lit canal, with a cherry tree at right.

Night View of Matsuchi Hill and the San’ya Canal (Matsuchiyama San’yabori yakei), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

A woman in a blue patterned kimono and red hakama walks along a dark embankment at night, with a red umbrella at the left edge. Beyond the pale blue water, lantern lights glimmer across the far bank under a cherry branch on the right. The color woodblock print uses bold outlines and layered blue tones.

Artist
Utagawa Hiroshige
Date
1857
Medium
Color woodblock print; oban
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2492 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1857).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harold G. Henderson

Español: Vista nocturna de la colina Matsuchi y el canal San'ya, Hiroshige

Una mujer con un kimono azul estampado y hakama roja camina por una orilla oscura de noche, con una sombrilla roja en el borde izquierdo. Más allá del agua azul pálida, luces brillan en la orilla opuesta bajo una rama de cerezo a la derecha. La xilografía en color usa contornos firmes y capas de tonos azules.

Português: Vista noturna da colina Matsuchi e do canal San'ya, Hiroshige

Uma mulher de quimono azul estampado e hakama vermelho caminha por uma margem escura à noite, com uma sombrinha vermelha na borda esquerda. Além da água azul-clara, luzes cintilam na margem oposta sob um galho de cerejeira à direita. A xilogravura colorida usa contornos firmes e camadas de tons azuis.

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