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Ancient Story of the Old Man Who Made the Trees Blossom by Utagawa Hiroshige — VisualArtsDB

Ancient Story of the Old Man Who Made the Trees Blossom

Ancient Story of the Old Man Who Made the Trees Blossom

Utagawa Hiroshige

1853

Medium: Color woodblock print; uchiwa-e
Dimensions: 22.5 × 29.4 cm (8 7/8 × 11 5/8 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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