PrintsJapanese19th century

Great Tit (shijūkara) and Japanese Robin (komadori), from the album Momo chidori kyōka awase (Myriad Birds: A Kyōka Competition)

19th century

Artists

Kitagawa Utamaro IIArtist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

horizontal ōban: H. 23.4 × W. 37.7 cm (9 3/16 × 14 13/16 in.)

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