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南京 於魯西亜|Russians and a Chinese Inscribing a Fan

Utagawa Hiroshige II

12th month, 1860

南京 於魯西亜|Russians and a Chinese Inscribing a Fan by Utagawa Hiroshige II

Medium

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Dimensions

Image: 14 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. (36.8 x 24.8 cm)

Classification

Prints

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of William S. Lieberman, 2005

Accession Number

2007.49.144

Tags

FansMen

About the Artist

Utagawa Hiroshige II · 18261869

Utagawa Hiroshige II, born Suzuki Chinpei in 1826, was one of the most accomplished ukiyo-e artists of mid-nineteenth century Japan. He entered the studio of the celebrated landscape master Utagawa Hiroshige I — known for his iconic series "The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido" — and proved himself the most talented of the elder artist's few students. So highly regarded was the young pupil that...

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