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The Gray Thrush

Kuwagata Keisai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tan-colored artwork with a black border. A brown bird with a yellow beak perches on a diagonal tree branch with white and black spots. The branch emerges from the bottom-left corner and extends to the center. The bird faces left and has its wings slightly raised. Cherry blossoms are on the top-left, bottom-right, and right side. Small black Japanese characters are on the top-right. A color gradient scale is at the bottom. The artist's name and the title "The Gray Thrush" are on the bottom-right.

Artwork Details

Date
1789
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 463 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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