PrintsJapanese19th century

BAMBOO AND SWALLOW

19th century

Artists

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Ink on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

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SPARROW AND KIKYO FLOWERS

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Sergeant Kawasaki Crosses the River Daidōkō Alone (Kawasaki gunsō tanshin Daidōkō o wataru)

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THIRTY-SIX VIEWS OF YEDO "OCHANOMIZU"

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Ten Realms of Existence

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Triptych: Shimbashi Railway Station with Train Time Table

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Taira no Kiyomori Holding Back the Sun, from the series Mirror of Famous Generals of Japan (Dai Nippon meishō kagami)

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Ise Harbor: the Mood of Spring (Ise no tsu shunkyō)

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Illustrated Book on Annual Events in the Gay Quarters (Seirō ehon nenjū gyōji) Volume One

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Great Victory for the Japanese Army at P'yōng Yang (Nichigun Heijō taisho no zu)

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Eager to Meet her Lover

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Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink, color and embossing on paper, with printed signature reading "Toyokuni ga"

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Pair of Swallows, from the series A Collection of Thirty-Six Birds and Animals (Sanjūroku tori zukushi)

Totoya Hokkei 魚屋北渓, Edo period, circa 1825

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Off Kaiyōjima the Japanese Destroyer was Victorious (Kaiyōjima oki nikkan taishō)

Nakamura Shūkō, Meiji period, dated 1894

Left panel from a woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper

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