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Bush Warbler on a Plum Branch (Ume ni uguisu)

Totoya Hokkei

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A rectangular piece of paper with a beige background. A large square on the left with lines of black Japanese text. A smaller square not present. A bird with a white body, black tail feathers, and a black stripe over its eye perches on a diagonal branch with reddish-pink buds. The branch has green leaves and more buds. More buds are on the lower right. The bird's head is down, and its wings are spread. The background behind the paper is white.

Artwork details

Date:
early 19th century
Medium:
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 297 px
Museum record:
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