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Utagawa Hiroshige Japanese
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In the cartouche printed to resemble fine writing paper is the Japanese poem:
Kumo narau
arashi ni ho kite
kiyaku fune
mo sen fune mo nami
no Awazu ni yoru
Behind the stormy wind
clearing away the clouds
myriad ships gather
on the waves at Awazu.
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近江八景之内 粟津晴嵐
Title: Clearing Weather at Awazu
Artist:
Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797–1858 Tokyo (Edo))
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: ca. 1832
Culture: Japan
Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 8 7/8 x 13 3/4 in. (22.5 x 34.9 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Object Number: JP2471
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