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Swallows and flowering branch by Utagawa Hiroshige — VisualArtsDB

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Swallows and flowering branch

Swallows and flowering branch

Swallows and flowering branch

Utagawa Hiroshige

1830–1839

Medium: Color woodblock print; chutanzaku
Dimensions: 37.7 × 12.5 cm (14 7/8 × 4 15/16 in.)
Genre: Woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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