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Nihon Embankment and the Yoshiwara by Utagawa Hiroshige — VisualArtsDB

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Nihon Embankment and the Yoshiwara

Nihon Embankment and the Yoshiwara

Nihon Embankment and the Yoshiwara

Utagawa Hiroshige

1857

Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 13 5/16 x 8 7/8 in. (33.8 x 22.6 cm) (image) 14 × 9 11/16 in. (35.6 × 24.6 cm) (sheet, vertical ōban)
Genre: Print
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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