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Grasshopper and Morning-glory Vine

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Vertical rectangular artwork with beige background that fades to blue at bottom. A vine with green leaves and blue and white flowers grows from bottom to top. A grasshopper sits on a leaf near center. Japanese writing appears on left and bottom right. A color gradient scale is on right.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1835
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
293 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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