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Swallows, kingfisher, and hibiscus by Utagawa Hiroshige — VisualArtsDB

Swallows, kingfisher, and hibiscus

Swallows, kingfisher, and hibiscus

Utagawa Hiroshige

1830–1839

Medium: Color woodblock print; chuban
Dimensions: 24.9 × 17.7 cm (9 13/16 × 7 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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Yuhi Hill at Meguro in the Eastern Capital (Toto Meguro Yuhigaoka), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjurokkei)"

Yuhi Hill at Meguro in the Eastern Capital (Toto Meguro Yuhigaoka), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjurokkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Sanno Festival Procession at Kojimachi Itchome (Kojimachi Itchome Sanno Matsuri nerikomi), No.51 from the series “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)”

Sanno Festival Procession at Kojimachi Itchome (Kojimachi Itchome Sanno Matsuri nerikomi), No.51 from the series “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)”

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Sanjo Bridge (Sanjo Ohashi), from the series "Famous Places in Kyoto (Miyako meisho)"

Sanjo Bridge (Sanjo Ohashi), from the series "Famous Places in Kyoto (Miyako meisho)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1844

Yoshiwara: Fuji Marsh and Ukishima Plain (Yoshiwara, Fuji no numa ukishima ga hara), no. 15 from the series "Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojusan tsugi meisho zue)," also known as the Vertical Tokaido

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Utagawa Hiroshige, 1824

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

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

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797

Kaga Province: The Fishing Fires on Lake Renko, One of the Eight Scenic Views of Kanazawa (Kaga, Kanazawa hassho no uchi, Renko no isaribi), from the series "Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujuyoshu meisho zue)"

Kaga Province: The Fishing Fires on Lake Renko, One of the Eight Scenic Views of Kanazawa (Kaga, Kanazawa hassho no uchi, Renko no isaribi), from the series "Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujuyoshu meisho zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1855

Silk-goods Lane, Odenma-cho (Odenma-cho gofukudana), No.74 from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

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Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

The Sumida River in Winter Snow (Fuyu Sumidagawa no yuki), from the series "Famous Places in Edo in the Four Seasons (Shiki Koto meisho)"

The Sumida River in Winter Snow (Fuyu Sumidagawa no yuki), from the series "Famous Places in Edo in the Four Seasons (Shiki Koto meisho)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1834

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Mishima, Asa Kiri

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1833

Shinobazu Pond at Ueno (Ueno Shinobazu no ike), from the series "Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho)"

Shinobazu Pond at Ueno (Ueno Shinobazu no ike), from the series "Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Sakanoshita: Peak of Fudesute Mountain (Sakanoshita, Fudesute mine), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido

Sakanoshita: Peak of Fudesute Mountain (Sakanoshita, Fudesute mine), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1828