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Gate of the Shimbara by Utagawa Hiroshige — VisualArtsDB

Gate of the Shimbara

Gate of the Shimbara

Utagawa Hiroshige

1797–1858

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 10 1/4 x 15 3/8 in. (26 x 39.1 cm)
Genre: Prints
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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The New Yoshiwara (Shin Yoshiwara), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"

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