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Flying Cranes by Utagawa Hiroshige — VisualArtsDB

Flying Cranes

Flying Cranes

Utagawa Hiroshige

Medium: Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "nagasurimono" format: ink and color on paper
Dimensions: paper: H. 17.6 x W. 48.6 cm (6 15/16 x 19 1/8 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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Viewing Cherry Blossoms at Asuka Hill (Asukayama hanami), from the series "Famous Places in Edo (Koto meisho)"

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Utagawa Hiroshige, 1827

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