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Swallow and Wisteria

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a piece of artwork titled "Swallow and Wisteria" by Utagawa Hiroshige. The artwork features two swallows and a wisteria plant. The swallows are positioned on a wisteria branch; one swallow is flying, while the other is perched. The flying swallow has a white body with black wings and tail, and red and blue patches on its face. The perched swallow has a black body with blue and white accents, a red patch on its face, and a long tail. The wisteria plant has green leaves and purple flowers. The background of the artwork is beige, with Japanese writing in black ink on either side and a small circular seal at the bottom right. The artwork's edges are rough and brown.

Artwork Details

Date
mid-1840s
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
471 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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