A Golden Pheasant Perched on a Steep Snowy Hillside amid Small Pine Saplings
- Date:
- c. 1833
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; otanzaku
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
A golden pheasant with a scaled blue-and-orange body, yellow crest, and a long striped tail perches at a steep diagonal angle amid slender pine saplings rendered in fine black outline. Falling snow dots a dark gray-black sky at the upper left, while the lower portion of the composition lightens to a pale, snow-dusted ground; a red seal and the artist's signature appear at lower left. This otanzaku-format color woodblock print by Utagawa Hiroshige dates to 1833.
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A Golden Pheasant Perched on a Steep Snowy Hillside amid Small Pine Saplings was created by Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重) in c. 1833.
A Golden Pheasant Perched on a Steep Snowy Hillside amid Small Pine Saplings depicts birds & flowers and snow scenes.