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Akasaka, Fujikawa, Okazaki, Chiryu, and Narumi, from the series "Famous Places on the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido, Five Stations (Tokaido gojusan eki goshuku meisho)" by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Akasaka, Fujikawa, Okazaki, Chiryu, and Narumi, from the series "Famous Places on the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido, Five Stations (Tokaido gojusan eki goshuku meisho)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi · 1825

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Artist
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Date
1825
Medium
Color woodblock print; oban
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
25.1 × 37.6 cm (9 7/8 × 14 13/16 in.)
Collection
Arts of Asia
Culture
Japan
Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Michener
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