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Cock, Hen, and Chickens

Utagawa Toyoharu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A large rooster with long tail feathers and a comb on top of its head stands on top of a short, wide tree stump. The rooster faces right. A hen with speckled feathers pecks at the ground below the stump. Three chicks are on the ground in front of the hen. Two chicks are standing, and one chick is sitting on the ground. The background is green at the bottom and tan at the top. There are Japanese characters in the bottom-right corner. A color gradient ruler is on the right side.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1770
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
276 × 624 px
Museum record:
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