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Sparrow and Hibiscus

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A vertical rectangular artwork with a beige background. A bird with a white head, black wings, and tail, and a brown body is flying towards the left; wings outstretched. The bird is positioned near the top. There are three pink flowers with green leaves, buds, and stems; one fully bloomed at the bottom and one partially bloomed and two buds on the right. There are two columns of vertical black Japanese characters on the left and right. Two red circular symbols are stacked on top of each other on the right. The artwork has a white border on both sides.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1834
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
210 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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