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Japanese White-eye and Titmouse on a Camellia Branch

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a Japanese-style woodblock print. The print features two birds perched on a branch. The bird on the left is green with a long tail; the bird on the right is brown, white, and black. The branch has green leaves and red flowers with yellow centers. The background fades from dark blue at the top to beige in the middle and light orange at the bottom. There is vertical black Japanese text on the right side and a red seal on the left side. The print's color palette includes shades of green, blue, red, orange, beige, and brown. The image also includes two circular seals, one red and one beige, and additional vertical Japanese text on the left.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1840
Medium
Woodblock print
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
446 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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