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Peony and Cock

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A rooster with a blue and yellow body and red comb faces right, standing on a black trellis. The trellis has a lattice pattern and the rooster's tail feathers hang down behind it. Pink flowers with yellow centers and green leaves grow up and around the trellis. The background is a light beige color with some darker spots and stains. There is Japanese writing on the left and bottom right.

Artwork Details

Date
1854
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
215 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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