Bird on a Plum Branch
| Title | Bird on a Plum Branch |
|---|---|
| Artist | Utagawa Hiroshige |
| Medium | Woodblock print; ink and color on paper |
| Classification | Prints |
| Origin | Japan Japan |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Bird on a Plum Branch” is a work by Utagawa Hiroshige. It is executed in woodblock print; ink and color on paper and classified as prints. In this archive it sits within the ornithological plates tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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The artist
This work is attributed to Utagawa Hiroshige. Browse every catalogued public-domain plate by this maker.
The period
Dated to 17th century. Explore the wider set of works from the 17th century held in the archive.
The collection
Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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Rights: Public Domain — released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0) via The Met Open Access.
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