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Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a grey and white bird on a twining vine beside blue morning glory leaves, with calligraphy above.

Vogel en blauwe winde

A small grey bird with a white cheek perches on a twining vine beside broad blue morning glory leaves and a flower at lower right. Above, a column of Japanese calligraphy and a red seal sit on a pale ochre ground in this vertical woodblock print.

Artist
Utagawa Hiroshige (I) (mentioned on object)
Date
1833-1837
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
1524 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1837.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: Pájaro y campanilla azul

Un pequeño pájaro gris con mejilla blanca se posa sobre una enredadera junto a grandes hojas azules de campanilla y una flor en la parte inferior derecha. Arriba, una columna de caligrafía japonesa y un sello rojo aparecen sobre un fondo ocre pálido en esta estampa vertical xilográfica.

Português: Pássaro e corda-de-viola azul

Um pequeno pássaro cinza de bochecha branca pousa em uma trepadeira entrelaçada, ao lado de grandes folhas azuis de bindweed e uma flor no canto inferior direito. Acima, uma coluna de caligrafia japonesa e um selo vermelho aparecem sobre um fundo ocre claro nesta gravura vertical xilográfica.

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