1833
ink
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
歌川広重画 燕子花に川蝉|Kingfisher and Irises is a 1833 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting Bird, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a bright blue-green sky with two tall irises in the foreground. Their petals are dark with orange centers, and their leaves are long and thin. Above them, a kingfisher hovers mid-flight, wings spread wide, its body a mix of blue and orange. The artist used simple shapes and bold colors to make the scene feel lively. The kingfisher’s wings and the irises’ petals stand out against the plain background. Next, look up *Utagawa Hiroshige* to see more of his work.
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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