Six cranes flying upward above a breaking wave. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige, 1858.

  • Utagawa Hiroshige
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Month 5, 1858
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36636i
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Six cranes flying upward above a breaking wave. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige, 1858. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Edo [Tokyo] : Month 5, 1858.

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1 print : woodcut, printed in colours

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Hiroshige hitsu Artist's signature also incorporates the seal Ichiryūsai

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From a bound album of twenty-six Japanese prints, incorporating feminine beauty, landscapes and actors, ca. 1860

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Wellcome Collection 36636i

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