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Kingfisher and Chinese Bellflowers

Utagawa Hiroshige

Cleveland Museum of Art

A kingfisher bird flies over blue Chinese bellflowers on a beige background. The bird has white and brown on its body. Its wings are blue and green with black details. The long beak is blue. The bird faces downwards with its head pointed towards blue flowers. The flowers have green leaves and thin stems. The flowers are blue and purple. There are Japanese characters written vertically on the left and top of the image. The top of the image has a brown gradient.

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458 × 900 px
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