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Oystercatchers by Utagawa Hiroshige — VisualArtsDB

Oystercatchers

Oystercatchers

Utagawa Hiroshige

1828–1839

Medium: Color woodblock print; koban
Dimensions: 12.5 × 18.3 cm (5 × 7 1/4 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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Clear Weather after Snow at Massaki (Massaki yukibare no zu), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"

Clear Weather after Snow at Massaki (Massaki yukibare no zu), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1827

Bitchu Province: Gokei (Bitchu, Gokei), from the series "Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujuyoshu meisho zue)"

Bitchu Province: Gokei (Bitchu, Gokei), from the series "Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujuyoshu meisho zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1853

Yoshiwara Licensed Quarters at Dawn (Kakuchu shinonome), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Yoshiwara Licensed Quarters at Dawn (Kakuchu shinonome), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Nihon Bridge: Morning Scene (Nihonbashi, asa no kei), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido

Nihon Bridge: Morning Scene (Nihonbashi, asa no kei), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1828

Lumberyards at Fukagawa (Fukagawa kiba), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Lumberyards at Fukagawa (Fukagawa kiba), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Mutsu, Noda no Tamagawa

Mutsu, Noda no Tamagawa

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1823

View of Koganei (Koganei no kei), from an untitled series of famous views of the Edo suburbs

View of Koganei (Koganei no kei), from an untitled series of famous views of the Edo suburbs

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1834

Kumano Junisha Shrine in Tsunohazu, Popularly Known as "Juniso" (Tsunohazu Kumano Junisha zokusho Juniso), No.50 from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Kumano Junisha Shrine in Tsunohazu, Popularly Known as "Juniso" (Tsunohazu Kumano Junisha zokusho Juniso), No.50 from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Clam Digging at Low Tide at Shinagawa (Shinagawa shiohigari), section of a sheet from the series "Cutout Pictures of Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho harimaze zue)"

Clam Digging at Low Tide at Shinagawa (Shinagawa shiohigari), section of a sheet from the series "Cutout Pictures of Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho harimaze zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Act 11, Part 1: The Approach to the Night Attack (Juichidanme ichi, yochi oshiyose), from the series "The Revenge of the Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)"

Act 11, Part 1: The Approach to the Night Attack (Juichidanme ichi, yochi oshiyose), from the series "The Revenge of the Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1829

Yawata Saburo and Omi Kotoda ambushing Kawazu Saburo, from the series "Illustrated Tale of the Soga Brothers (Soga monogatari zue)"

Yawata Saburo and Omi Kotoda ambushing Kawazu Saburo, from the series "Illustrated Tale of the Soga Brothers (Soga monogatari zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1838

Shiojiri Pass in Shinano Province (Shinano Shiojiri toge) , from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjurokkei)"

Shiojiri Pass in Shinano Province (Shinano Shiojiri toge) , from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjurokkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858