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Weeping Cherry

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Weeping Cherry by Utagawa Hiroshige: A blue and brown bird with a white patch on its head hanging upside down from a thin branch with blue-green leaves and light brown flowers; the background is a faded beige; there are 2 columns of black Japanese calligraphy on either side.

Artwork Details

Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
453 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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