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Blossoming Cherry Trees

Sakai Hōitsu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Six-panel folding screen with a bird perched on a blossoming cherry tree branch. The top half of the screen is yellow, and the bottom half is gray. The bird has brown and green feathers. The cherry tree branch has white blossoms and brown leaves. The blossoms are clustered and have a pink center. The screen panels have a thin black line separating them. The background behind the screen is white. The screen has a thin brown border. The background around the image is gray. The artist's signature is in the bottom right panel.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1805
Medium:
Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold leaf on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
598 × 293 px
Museum record:
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