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Kingfisher and monochoria by Utagawa Hiroshige — VisualArtsDB

Kingfisher and monochoria

Kingfisher and monochoria

Utagawa Hiroshige

1825–1849

Medium: Color woodblock print; chuban
Dimensions: 22.3 × 16.9 cm (8 13/16 × 6 11/16 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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Returning Sails at Sakai (Sakai no kihan), from the series "Eight Views from the Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Chushingura hakkei)"

Returning Sails at Sakai (Sakai no kihan), from the series "Eight Views from the Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Chushingura hakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1838

Entrance To Enoshima in Sagami Province (Sagami Enoshima iriguchi), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjurokkei)"

Entrance To Enoshima in Sagami Province (Sagami Enoshima iriguchi), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjurokkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Morning Market at Nihon Bridge (Nihonbashi, asaichi), section of a sheet from the series "Cutouts of Famous Places in Edo (Harimaze Koto meisho)"

Morning Market at Nihon Bridge (Nihonbashi, asaichi), section of a sheet from the series "Cutouts of Famous Places in Edo (Harimaze Koto meisho)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Suido Bridge and Surugadai (Suidobashi Surugadai), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Suido Bridge and Surugadai (Suidobashi Surugadai), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Precincts of Kameido Tenjin Shrine (Kameido Tenjin keidai), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Precincts of Kameido Tenjin Shrine (Kameido Tenjin keidai), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Turtle

Turtle

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1840

Yoshiwara: Mount Fuji on the Left (Yoshiwara, hidari Fuji), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido

Yoshiwara: Mount Fuji on the Left (Yoshiwara, hidari Fuji), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1828

Panorama of the Eight Views of Kanasawa under a Full Moon

Panorama of the Eight Views of Kanasawa under a Full Moon

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Yoshiwara, section of sheet no. 4 from the series "Cutouts of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojusan tsugi harimaze)"

Yoshiwara, section of sheet no. 4 from the series "Cutouts of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojusan tsugi harimaze)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Takata Riding Grounds (Takata no baba), from the series “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)”

Takata Riding Grounds (Takata no baba), from the series “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)”

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Mallard Duck and Snow-covered Reeds

Mallard Duck and Snow-covered Reeds

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1822

Camellia and Bird

Camellia and Bird

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1823