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Superb Pinks and Chinese Agrimony

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Vertical rectangular artwork with a beige background that fades to light blue at the bottom. A large pink flower with white lines is on the left, accompanied by green stems and leaves. Smaller pink flowers are on the right. Tall green plants with small purple flowers are behind the pink flowers. Japanese writing is on the top right and bottom left. A small red square stamp is on the bottom left. The artwork is bordered by a thin beige line.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1836
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
225 × 623 px
Museum record:
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