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Clematis and Bird

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a bird perched on a branch. The bird has a white chest, gray back, and a black head. Its beak is orange. The bird faces left. The branch has green leaves and white flowers with yellow centers. The branch extends from the right side of the image to the top and then down to the left. There are two large flowers and several smaller leaves. The background is blue at the top, fading to white and then green at the bottom. There is a beige border around the image, and a curved cutout at the top. There are several Japanese characters on the left side of the image.

Artwork Details

Date
1852
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 442 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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