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Blue Bird

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Vertical rectangular artwork with a beige background that fades to green at the top. A blue bird with a long tail and wings spread is on a yellow flower. The bird's head is inside the flower. The bird and flower are on the bottom left. Dark blue leaves and buds are on a branch extending from the bottom left to the top left. Two lines of black Asian script are on the right side. Two red seals are in the background behind the script. The artwork's edges are rough and uneven.

Artwork Details

Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
223 × 622 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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