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Swallows and Kingfisher with Rose Mallows

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woodblock print with a blue sky fading to beige. Two swallows with white underbellies, brown backs and wings, and orange faces fly at the top. A kingfisher with blue and white feathers perches on a branch covered in large orange flowers with pink centers and green leaves. Japanese characters are written vertically on the left and right sides. The bottom has a brown gradient.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1838
Medium:
Woodblock print
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
450 × 624 px
Museum record:
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