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Bai xian

Kuwagata Keisai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tan-colored rectangular artwork with a thin black border; the artwork depicts two birds in a landscape. The larger bird has a white body with a black neck; it has a white head with a black stripe on top; a long brown wing stretches behind it; the smaller bird to the left has a brown body with a tan head; both birds have orange feet; two plants are on the left and right; a tree with green leaves is in the top center; a sliver of hill is on the right; black Japanese characters are in the top-left corner; a color gradient scale is at the bottom. Title: Bai xian Artist: Kuwagata Keisai.

Artwork Details

Date
1789
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 465 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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