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Utagawa Hiroshige

The Evening Bell at Miidera (Mii no banshō), from the series "Eight Views in Omi Province (Omi hakkei no uchi)"

1837–38
Color woodblock print; ōban
24.2 × 36.9 cm (9.5 × 14.5 in)

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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG

This design, like a number of others by Utagawa Hiroshige, is known in other versions: one printed entirely in grayish tints (as here), and one printed in a range of soft greens and browns. Normally, prints produced with a monochromatic palette are thought to have been made earlier than more colorful versions. However, a close examination of this sheet alongside others with the color scheme described above indicates that the monochromatic version of the design is probably later than the state with more color.

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