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Sparrow and bamboo by Utagawa Hiroshige — VisualArtsDB

Sparrow and bamboo

Sparrow and bamboo

Utagawa Hiroshige

1838–1852

Medium: Color woodblock print; aitanzaku
Dimensions: 34.7 × 11.5 cm (13 5/8 × 4 1/2 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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