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Iris and Sparrow

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A sparrow with a black head, white cheeks, and a brown and black body flies towards the left. The sparrow's wings are spread. The sparrow is flying over a blue and green plant with long thin leaves. There is a blue and green flower with four petals behind the plant. There are two red seals, one on the top left and one on the bottom right. There is Japanese text written vertically on the left and right side. The background of the image is a beige color.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1832
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
466 × 625 px
Museum record:
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