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Long Tailed Bird

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Long-tailed bird on a branch with blue berries. The bird has a black head, red cheeks, white chest, blue and black wings, and a long blue tail. It faces right, head bowed down. Two diagonal branches with blue berries extend from top left and bottom right. Japanese writing appears in top right and bottom left. Background is beige with darker shading at bottom.

Artwork Details

Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
291 × 623 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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