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Bamboo and Sparrows

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A print of two brown and white sparrows. One perches on a bamboo stalk, facing right, with a red diamond-shaped tag hanging from it. A second sparrow flies to the right above. The background features vertical Japanese writing on the right and left of the image. The top right and left corners contain more Japanese writing. The background of the print is beige with an orange gradient along the top. A circular symbol appears in the bottom right corner.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1840
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
484 × 624 px
Museum record:
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