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Evening Glow at Ryogoku Bridge (Ryogoku sekisho), from the series "Eight Views of Edo (Edo hakkei)" by Utagawa Toyohiro

Evening Glow at Ryogoku Bridge (Ryogoku sekisho), from the series "Eight Views of Edo (Edo hakkei)"

Utagawa Toyohiro · 1799

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Artist
Utagawa Toyohiro
Date
1799
Medium
Color woodblock print; oban
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
26.3 × 38.8 cm (10 5/16 × 15 1/4 in.)
Collection
Arts of Asia
Culture
Japan
Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harold G. Henderson
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