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
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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