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Crane and waves by Utagawa Hiroshige — VisualArtsDB

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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Japanese (culture or style)

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Hiratsuka: Ferry on the Banyu River and Distant View of Mount Oyama (Hiratsuka, Banyugawa funewatashi Oyama enbo), no. 8 from the series "Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojusan tsugi meisho zue)," also known as the Vertical Tokaido

Hiratsuka: Ferry on the Banyu River and Distant View of Mount Oyama (Hiratsuka, Banyugawa funewatashi Oyama enbo), no. 8 from the series "Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojusan tsugi meisho zue)," also known as the Vertical Tokaido

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1855

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Utagawa Hiroshige

Blossoms on the Tama River Embankment (Tamagawa-zutsumi no hana), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Blossoms on the Tama River Embankment (Tamagawa-zutsumi no hana), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Shimosa Province: Choshi Beach on the Outer Bay (Shimosa, Choshi no hama Toura), from the series "Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujuyoshu meisho zue)"

Shimosa Province: Choshi Beach on the Outer Bay (Shimosa, Choshi no hama Toura), from the series "Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujuyoshu meisho zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1853

The Fish Market at Zakoba (Zakoba uoichi no zu), from the series "Famous Views of Osaka (Naniwa meisho zue)"

The Fish Market at Zakoba (Zakoba uoichi no zu), from the series "Famous Views of Osaka (Naniwa meisho zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1829

Ishibe—No. 52, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Reisho Tokaido

Ishibe—No. 52, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Reisho Tokaido

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1842

Famous Products of Tosa Province: Dried Bonito (Tosa meibutsu, katsuobushi), section of sheet no. 16 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Provinces (Kunizukushi harimaze zue)"

Famous Products of Tosa Province: Dried Bonito (Tosa meibutsu, katsuobushi), section of sheet no. 16 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Provinces (Kunizukushi harimaze zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Mariko: Famous Tea Shop (Mariko, meibutsu chamise), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido

Mariko: Famous Tea Shop (Mariko, meibutsu chamise), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1828

Crossing the Forty-eight Rapids on Akiba Road in Totomi Province (Akiba kaido shijuhachi segoshi, Totomi), section of sheet no. 4 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Provinces (Kunizukushi harimaze zue)"

Crossing the Forty-eight Rapids on Akiba Road in Totomi Province (Akiba kaido shijuhachi segoshi, Totomi), section of sheet no. 4 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Provinces (Kunizukushi harimaze zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

“Iyo Province, Saijō ,” from the series Views of Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujū yoshū meisho zu-e, Iyo, Saijō)

“Iyo Province, Saijō ,” from the series Views of Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujū yoshū meisho zu-e, Iyo, Saijō)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1843

Uraga in Sagami Province (Soshu Uraga), from the series "Harbors of Japan (Nihon minato zukushi)"

Uraga in Sagami Province (Soshu Uraga), from the series "Harbors of Japan (Nihon minato zukushi)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1835

Tea-houses on the Bank of the Tadasu River in a Shower

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