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Daoist Sage and Hawk

Soga Nichokuan

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two-panel screen with gold leaf background and black and gold border, featuring rounded rectangular paintings. Left painting depicts a bird on a branch, and right painting depicts a sage under a tree.

Artwork Details

Date
mid-17th century
Medium
Pair of fan-shaped paintings mounted on two-panel folding screen; ink on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 552 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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