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Pear Blossoms and Swallows

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Vertical rectangular artwork with a bird perched on a branch. The bird has a black back, wings, and tail, with a white chest and black beak. It faces left. The branch has pink flowers with green leaves and pink buds. The background is beige at the top and blue at the bottom. There are several lines of Japanese text on the right side and a small red seal on the left.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1840
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
214 × 623 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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