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Sparrow on a hanging planter by Utagawa Hiroshige — VisualArtsDB

Sparrow on a hanging planter

Sparrow on a hanging planter

Utagawa Hiroshige

Medium: Color woodblock print; yotsugiriban
Dimensions: 16.5 × 12.4 cm (6 1/2 × 4 15/16 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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