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Copper Pheasant by Snowy Waterfall

Utagawa Hiroshige

Cleveland Museum of Art

A copper pheasant standing on a branch, viewed from the side, facing left. The pheasant has a black neck and head with a red face; its body and upper tail are reddish-brown with detailed feather patterns; its lower tail is dark green; and its beak is light-colored. The branch is covered with pine needles and has a light-colored rocky outcropping. There are several lines of black foreign text, one cluster in the top left and another on the lower right; there is also a small red rectangular seal on the bottom right. The background is a uniform light gray-beige color.

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321 × 900 px
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