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Dark carved woodblock showing two fish in relief, a long flatfish above and a rockfish below, on a textured wave-like ground with a small gold label.

Woodblock for the design of Olive Halibut (hirame), Black Rockfish (mebaru), and sprig of cherry blossom, from an untitled series known as the "Large Fish" series

A dark woodblock carved in relief with two fish swimming diagonally across a wave-textured ground: a long flatfish above and a rounded-bodied fish below, with finely hatched scales. Faint floral forms appear at the left edge, and a small gold label sits in the lower right corner.

Artist
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858)
Date
ca. 1840-1842
Medium
Wood
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
4000 × 2767 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1847).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art

Español: Matriz de xilografía con halibut y rocote negro, Hiroshige

Una matriz de madera oscura tallada en relieve con dos peces que nadan en diagonal sobre un fondo con textura de olas: un pez plano alargado arriba y un pez de cuerpo redondeado abajo, con escamas finamente rayadas. Aparecen formas florales tenues en el borde izquierdo y una pequeña etiqueta dorada en la esquina inferior derecha.

Português: Matriz de xilogravura com linguado e peixe-rocha, Hiroshige

Uma matriz de madeira escura entalhada em relevo, com dois peixes nadando na diagonal sobre um fundo de textura ondulada: um peixe chato alongado acima e um peixe de corpo arredondado abaixo, com escamas finamente hachuradas. Formas florais tênues aparecem na borda esquerda, e uma pequena etiqueta dourada fica no canto inferior direito.

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