The artwork features a bird perched on a tree branch with green leaves. The bird has a light brown body, a black and white spotted chest and belly, and a black tail. It faces right. The branch extends from the bottom-right corner to the top-left corner. Two red flowers with yellow centers and green leaves are on the right. A pink flower with a yellow center and green leaves is on the left. The background fades from cream at the top to light blue at the bottom. Black Japanese characters are on the left. A color palette is at the bottom. The artwork is titled "Camellias with a Bird" by Kuwagata Keisai.
Artwork details
- Date:
- 1789
- Medium:
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Culture:
- Japan
- Dimensions:
- 599 × 459 px
- Museum record:
- View original
You May Also Like
Parrot on Quince Tree
Jūshimatsu (Begalee or a society finch)
The Gray Thrush
Leaf from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy
Bird on a Flowering Branch
Canary and morning glories
Japanese Grosbeak and Marvel of Peru (Ikaru, oshiroi no hana), from an untitled series of flowers and birds
Long-tailed bird and peach blossoms
Canary and camellias
Sparrow on camellia branch
Black-naped oriole on camellia branch
Zhu ji
Desk Album: Flower and Bird Paintings (Preening Bird)
Sparrow and clematis
Paddy Bird and Magnolia Flowers (Buncho, kobushi no hana), from an untitled series of flowers and birds
Leaf from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy
Bullfinch and clematis
Two Birds on Hibiscus Tree
Titmouse and Camellias (right), Sparrow and Wild Roses (center), and Black-naped Oriole and Cherry Blossoms (left)
Sparrows and Plum Blossoms
Camellia flowers and bullfinch
Parrot on a blossoming branch
Chinese Oriole and Peonies
Parrot on plum tree
