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Roses

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Vertical rectangular artwork with a white border. Background fades from light beige at top to blue-green at bottom. A curved branch with green leaves and multiple pink roses stretches from bottom right to top left. The roses have multiple rounded petals and yellow centers. Black Japanese calligraphy appears on left side.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1843
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
222 × 623 px
Museum record:
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