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Large-flowered Flat Bill and Sparrow

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Beige background with darker beige edges. A small bird with a black beak and black tail feathers and wings with white and black striped body is flying down towards pink and blue flowers. The bird is on the right side, near the top. The flowers have green stems and leaves. There are two clusters of flowers, one near the bottom-left corner and another in the center. The lower cluster has dark blue petals with pink centers. The upper cluster has pink petals with blue centers. There is black Japanese writing on the left and right sides. A red seal is on the bottom-right side.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1833
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
482 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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