Two birds on maple branch
| Title | Two birds on maple branch |
|---|---|
| Artist | Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重 Japanese, 1797-1858 |
| Date | 1830s 19th century |
| Medium | Color woodblock print; chuban |
| Classification | woodblock print |
| Origin | Japan Japan |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Clarence Buckingham Collection |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Two birds on maple branch” is a work by Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重 Japanese, 1797-1858, dated 1830s. It is executed in color woodblock print; chuban and classified as woodblock print. 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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Catalogued as woodblock print. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
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Dated to 1830s. Explore the wider set of works from the 19th century held in the archive.
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Made available through the Art Institute of Chicago open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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