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Zhe gu

Kuwagata Keisai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A rectangular piece of paper with slightly darker edges and a thin dark border around the edge. A black and white bird with a spotted head and neck and feathered body with a long curled tail standing on one leg on top of a wave. A hilltop with another bird in the background on the right. The background fades from light brown to pale blue. Two lines of foreign writing in the top right corner.

Artwork Details

Date
1789
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 401 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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