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Sparrow, Camellia and Plum

Takahashi Sōhei

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white artwork of a sparrow perched on a plum branch with camellia flowers. The artwork is vertical and rectangular. A small bird sits on a branch that extends from the bottom-right corner to the middle-left side. The branch has several leaves and some bare sections. There are several camellia flowers and leaves on the branch near the bottom. The background is a gradient gray color, with some darker shading near the bottom. There is a vertical line of Japanese text on the top-left side. The artwork style is traditional Japanese ink painting.

Artwork details

Date:
1832
Medium:
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
149 × 625 px
Museum record:
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