PrintsJapanese

Flat Fish (Hirame) and Rockfish (Mebaru) with Cherry Blossoms, from an untitled series known as Large Fish

c. 1840-42

Artists

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

Horizontal ōban

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