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Weeping Cherry and Bluebird

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A blue bird with orange on its face and tail, hanging upside down from a branch. The branch curves from bottom left to top right, with yellow flowers and green leaves. The background is beige. There is a red square with a small tree in it near the bottom right. There are Japanese characters on the left and bottom center. The image has a white border.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1838
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
469 × 624 px
Museum record:
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