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Java sparrow on plum branch by Utagawa Hiroshige — VisualArtsDB

Java sparrow on plum branch

Java sparrow on plum branch

Utagawa Hiroshige

1830–1839

Medium: Color woodblock print; yotsugiriban
Dimensions: 18.9 × 12.5 cm (7 1/2 × 4 15/16 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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