Camellia and Bird

A small streaked bird perches on a branch at upper left, its head turned down toward a large pale camellia blossom. A second camellia bud and rounded leaves in blue-green tones fill the lower right, with a column of brushed calligraphy at left and a red seal near the bottom edge. The palette is limited to teal, blue-green and cream on warm paper.

Look closer: A small red seal sits near the bottom edge, and the artist's signature is written vertically at the lower right.

Artist

Utagawa Hiroshige

Date

ca. 1833

Medium

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

2817 × 3868 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1918