1834
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Kingfisher and Chinese Bellflowers is a 1834 by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows a bright blue kingfisher perched on a branch, its wings slightly spread. Below it, dark green leaves and purple flowers grow, with a few buds still closed. The background is a simple, light beige color that makes the bird and plants stand out. The artist wrote a short poem in Japanese along the sides, adding a quiet touch. The way the bird’s feathers glow against the plain background feels fresh and lively. If you like this, look up Utagawa Hiroshige next.
Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川 広重) or Andō Hiroshige (安藤 広重), born Andō Tokutarō (安藤 徳太郎; 1797 – 12 October 1858), was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist, considered the last great master of that tradition.
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