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Reeds and Geese

Tesshū Tokusai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brown painting with gold border. Vertical, rectangular shape. Brown background with visible texture. Gold border around edge, double layered. Black calligraphy in upper left corner. Red seal in upper left corner. Several groups of geese depicted in flight and on ground. Top portion shows geese flying. Bottom portion shows geese on ground amongst reeds. Geese depicted in dark brown and black. Reeds depicted in dark brown and black. Some lighter brown tones used for shading.

Artwork details

Date:
1343
Medium:
One of a pair of hanging scrolls; ink on silk
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
260 × 624 px
Museum record:
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