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Crane and waves by Utagawa Hiroshige — VisualArtsDB

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Crane and waves

Crane and waves

Crane and waves

Utagawa Hiroshige

1830–1834

Medium: Color woodblock print; otanzaku
Dimensions: 37.8 × 17.3 cm (14 3/4 × 6 3/4 in.)
Genre: Woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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