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Swallow and wisteria by Utagawa Hiroshige — VisualArtsDB

Swallow and wisteria

Swallow and wisteria

Utagawa Hiroshige

Medium: Color woodblock print; chuban
Dimensions: 23.2 × 17.5 cm (9 1/4 × 7 in.)
Genre: print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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block printingprintasian artJapanese (culture or style)paper (fiber product)

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