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A Wealthy Merchant by Utagawa Hiroshige — VisualArtsDB

A Wealthy Merchant

A Wealthy Merchant

Utagawa Hiroshige

Medium: Hanging scroll (nikuhitsu), ink and color on silk
Dimensions: 30 7/8 × 11 5/16 in. (78.42 × 28.73 cm) (image) 63 3/8 × 15 3/16 in. (160.97 × 38.58 cm) (mount, without roller)
Genre: Paintings, calligraphy
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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Spread Eleven from Volume Three of People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka)

Spread Eleven from Volume Three of People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka)

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The Far Bank of the Oi River in Kanaya (Oigawa engan, Kanaya), section of sheet no. 6 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Tokaido (Tokaido harimaze zue)"

The Far Bank of the Oi River in Kanaya (Oigawa engan, Kanaya), section of sheet no. 6 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Tokaido (Tokaido harimaze zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1842

Canary and Wisteria

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Utagawa Hiroshige, 1844

Kawasaki, from the 53 Stations of the Tokaido

Kawasaki, from the 53 Stations of the Tokaido

Utagawa Hiroshige

SMALL SERIES OF THE 53 STATIONS OF THE TOKAIDO. "MINAKUCHI" STATION NO 51

SMALL SERIES OF THE 53 STATIONS OF THE TOKAIDO. "MINAKUCHI" STATION NO 51

Utagawa Hiroshige

Nihon Embankment, Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara Nihonzutsumi), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Nihon Embankment, Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara Nihonzutsumi), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Precints of the Akiba Shrine, Ukeji (Ukeji Akiba no keidai), No.91 from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Precints of the Akiba Shrine, Ukeji (Ukeji Akiba no keidai), No.91 from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Bizen Province: The Torii of Yugasan near the Beach of Tanokuchi (Bizen, Tanokuchi kaihin Yugasan torii), from the series "Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujuyoshu meisho zue)"

Bizen Province: The Torii of Yugasan near the Beach of Tanokuchi (Bizen, Tanokuchi kaihin Yugasan torii), from the series "Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujuyoshu meisho zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1853

Low Tide at Shibaura (Shibaura shiohi no zu), from the series "Famous Views of the Eastern Capitol (Toto meisho)"

Low Tide at Shibaura (Shibaura shiohi no zu), from the series "Famous Views of the Eastern Capitol (Toto meisho)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1826

Akasaka, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Gyosho Tokaido

Akasaka, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Gyosho Tokaido

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1836

Mount Atago, Shiba (Shiba Atagoyama), from the series “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)”

Mount Atago, Shiba (Shiba Atagoyama), from the series “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)”

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

(Mixed Print of Calligraphies and Paintings)

(Mixed Print of Calligraphies and Paintings)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1840