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White Heron Standing among Reeds

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Vertical rectangular artwork with a beige background. A white heron stands facing left, in blue and green reeds and grasses that occupy the lower two thirds of the artwork. The heron has a long black bill and black extending from its eye. A cluster of vertical grasses and two reddish seed pods are behind the heron. Six lines of black Asian script and one rectangular orange seal are at upper left, and one round orange seal is at upper right. A color gradient ruler is on the right.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1835
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
283 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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