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White herons and iris by Utagawa Hiroshige — VisualArtsDB

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White herons and iris

White herons and iris

White herons and iris

Utagawa Hiroshige

1830–1839

Medium: Color woodblock print; chuban
Dimensions: 26.7 × 19.2 cm (10 1/4 × 7 1/2 in.)
Genre: Woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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