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Kingfisher and hydrangea by Utagawa Hiroshige — VisualArtsDB

Kingfisher and hydrangea

Kingfisher and hydrangea

Utagawa Hiroshige

1830–1840

Medium: Color woodblock print; otanzaku
Dimensions: 35.6 × 16.8 cm (14 7/8 × 6 5/8 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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