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Hawks with Pine Trees and Camellias; Small Birds with Willows and Camellias

Mitani Tōshuku

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a horizontal four-panel screen painting. Two hawks are perched on tree branches. One hawk sits on a rocky outcropping with white flowers on the left. The other hawk sits on a pine tree branch on the right. The pine tree dominates much of the painting, while there are white flowers on the left. The flowers have green stems and leaves. The background is a mottled beige color. A thin gold border surrounds the painting, and a thick black border surrounds the gold border.

Artwork Details

Date
early 17th century
Medium
Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
598 × 284 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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