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Hibiscus and Bluebird

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A bluebird on a large yellow flower with a red center; the bird faces right. The flower has green leaves and there are several more flowers on the stem, but they are still buds. The background fades from beige on top to blue on the bottom. The image includes several vertical lines of Asian characters on the right side. There are two red stamps; one on the top center and one on the lower center-right. The image also includes another small circular mark at the bottom.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1832
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
213 × 623 px
Museum record:
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