Bird on Camellia Branch
Utagawa Hiroshige; Publisher: Sanoya Kihei · 1849–50 · Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Public domain
Marked Public Domain by the Minneapolis Institute of Art.
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About this picture
Bird on Camellia Branch is a public-domain illustration by Utagawa Hiroshige; Publisher: Sanoya Kihei, dated 1849–50. Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper. The file comes from Minneapolis Institute of Art.
“Bird on Camellia Branch” (1849–50) is one of Hiroshige’s travel or weather prints. Rain, snow, and dusk are usually the subject, as much as the place.
About the artist
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858) was a Japanese printmaker of travel and weather. The stations of the Tōkaidō and his views of Edo show rain, snow, and dusk in flat, clear color.
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