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View of the Whirlpool at Awa by Utagawa Hiroshige — VisualArtsDB

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View of the Whirlpool at Awa

View of the Whirlpool at Awa

View of the Whirlpool at Awa

Utagawa Hiroshige

1857

Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 29 15/16 × 39 3/4 in. (76 × 101 cm) (mat, vertical ōban triptych)
Genre: Print
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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