Sailing Boats Returning to Yabase, Lake Biwa

Sailing Boats Returning to Yabase, Lake Biwa

Utagawa Hiroshige

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Maho hikite Yabashi ni kaeru Fune wa ima Uchide no hama wo Atono no oikaze The boats that come with swelling sails to Yabase have been chased by the wind along the coasts of Uchide.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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