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Pheasant with Chrysanthemums

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A large bird with a black head, red around the eyes, blue and gold wings and long blue and gold tail feathers. The bird perches on a branch with large white flowers and blue details. The background is a faded beige with Japanese writing in black ink. The bird faces left.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1835
Medium
Woodblock print (hosoban); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
297 × 623 px
Public Domain
Yes
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