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Sparrow flying over begonias by Utagawa Hiroshige — VisualArtsDB

Sparrow flying over begonias

Sparrow flying over begonias

Utagawa Hiroshige

1844–1846

Medium: Color woodblock print; kotanzaku
Dimensions: 33.4 × 7.7 cm (13 1/8 × 3 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Sparrows and Camellia in Snow

Sparrows and Camellia in Snow

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1826

Miya: Shichiri Ferry Crossing, Gate to the Atsuta Shrine, and Nezame Village (Miya, Shichiri no watashi, Atsuta no torii, Nezame no sato)—No. 42, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Reisho Tokaido

Miya: Shichiri Ferry Crossing, Gate to the Atsuta Shrine, and Nezame Village (Miya, Shichiri no watashi, Atsuta no torii, Nezame no sato)—No. 42, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Reisho Tokaido

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1842

Mishima—No. 12, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Reisho Tokaido

Mishima—No. 12, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Reisho Tokaido

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1842

Kingfisher and hydrangea

Kingfisher and hydrangea

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830

Nihon Bridge to Edo Bridge (Nihonbashi Edobashi), from the series "Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho)"

Nihon Bridge to Edo Bridge (Nihonbashi Edobashi), from the series "Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1853

Egret in Iris and Grasses

Egret in Iris and Grasses

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1827

Matsuchi Hill seen from the Sumida River in the Eastern Capital (Toto Sumidagawa Matsuchiyama), from an untitled series of views of the provinces

Matsuchi Hill seen from the Sumida River in the Eastern Capital (Toto Sumidagawa Matsuchiyama), from an untitled series of views of the provinces

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1854

Minakuchi: The Beautiful Pine Trees at Mount Hiramatsu (Minakuchi, Hiramatsuyama bisho)—No. 51, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Reisho Tokaido

Minakuchi: The Beautiful Pine Trees at Mount Hiramatsu (Minakuchi, Hiramatsuyama bisho)—No. 51, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Reisho Tokaido

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1842

No. 68 (sic; actually 69): Crossroad at Kusatsu (Kusatsu oiwake), from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi)"

No. 68 (sic; actually 69): Crossroad at Kusatsu (Kusatsu oiwake), from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830

Raigo Valley at Oyama in Sagami Province (Sagami Oyama Raigodani), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjurokkei)"

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Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

The Hatsune Riding Grounds at Bakuro-cho (Bakuro-cho Hatsune no Baba), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

The Hatsune Riding Grounds at Bakuro-cho (Bakuro-cho Hatsune no Baba), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Fishing Boats near Eitai Bridge in Tsukuda Bay (Eitaibashi Tsukuda oki isaribune), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"

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Utagawa Hiroshige, 1847