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Night Scene on the Sumida River

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1849

LOCATIONCleveland Museum of Art
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Ukiyo-e
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THE ARTIST
Utagawa Hiroshige 1797–1858 · Japan

Utagawa Hiroshige, the last great master of ukiyo-e, transformed landscape printmaking with his poetic scenes of Edo Japan and vibrant use of color gradation.

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