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Swallows and Budding Wild Cherry

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Vertical rectangular artwork with a gradient background transitioning from red at the top to beige and then green at the bottom. Three gray and white birds with orange beaks and faces flying towards a branch with green leaves and brown buds on the right. The birds have black heads, wings, and tails. The artwork features two red stamps with Japanese characters and additional vertical Japanese writing on the left side. The artwork has a thin white border.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1835
Medium
Woodblock print
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
227 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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