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Camellia and Finch

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Vertical rectangular artwork with a beige background that fades to blue at the bottom. A blue bird with a white neck, orange beak and black head perches on a branch with sparse oval-shaped green leaves; the branch extends up and to the right. Below the bird, a large red flower with yellow stamens and multiple green leaves on its stem. Black Japanese characters on the left and right sides, with a red square symbol on the right.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1840
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
215 × 623 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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