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, Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido, Hiroshige

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

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Numazu Evening, Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido, Hiroshige

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