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Long-tailed Tit on Autumn Ivy

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Long-tailed Tit on Autumn Ivy by Utagawa Hiroshige. Vertical rectangular image with a white border. Top section is blue, fading to beige in the middle and greenish-beige towards the bottom. A small bird with a long tail, white head, black back, and red eye perches on a vine. The vine has brown stems and branches with reddish-brown and red leaves. The bird faces right. There is Japanese writing in black ink on the left and right sides. A small red seal is in the bottom-left corner. The overall color palette is muted.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1835
Medium
Woodblock print (hosoban); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
210 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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