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Color woodblock print of a woman in a purple floral kimono reaching toward a small bird in a yellow birdcage, with vertical calligraphy at upper left.

Murasaki Shikibu: Bird, from the series "Famous Women and Their Poems on Flowers, Birds, Wind, and Moon (Meifu eika kacho fugetsu)"

A woman in a patterned purple kimono with a dark lacquered hairpiece leans over a yellow bamboo birdcage set in a wooden tub, reaching toward the small bird inside. Vertical lines of calligraphy and a red seal appear at the upper left, and the artist's signature sits at right on a pale ground.

Artist
Kitagawa Utamaro
Date
c. 1805
Medium
Color woodblock print; oban
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2563 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1810).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection

Español: Murasaki Shikibu: Pájaro, Grabado en madera de Utamaro

Una mujer con un kimono morado de estampado floral y un adorno oscuro de laca en el cabello se inclina sobre una jaula amarilla de bambú colocada en un recipiente de madera, extendiendo la mano hacia el pequeño pájaro del interior. En la parte superior izquierda aparecen líneas verticales de caligrafía y un sello rojo, y la firma del artista aparece a la derecha sobre un fondo claro.

Português: Murasaki Shikibu: Pássaro, Xilogravura de Utamaro

Uma mulher com um quimono roxo de estampa floral e um enfeite escuro de laca no cabelo inclina-se sobre uma gaiola amarela de bambu colocada em uma bacia de madeira, estendendo a mão em direção ao pequeno pássaro lá dentro. No canto superior esquerdo aparecem linhas verticais de caligrafia e um selo vermelho, e a assinatura do artista fica à direita sobre um fundo claro.

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