Paulownia Trees at Akasaka in the Evening Rain, Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1859
Paulownia Trees at Akasaka in the Evening Rain, Edo period (1615–1868), 1859, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 14 1/8 in. ( cm); W. 9 1/2 in. ( cm), Prints, Utagawa Hiroshige II (Japanese, 1829–1869), Hiroshige II was the son-in-law and successor to his namesake, who died in 1858. This print was completed seven months after the elder artist's death as a replacement for his version of the same setting (plate 53 of One Hundred Famous Views of Edo), the original woodblocks for which may have been damaged or lost
Size: 3502px × 5058px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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