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Kingfishers and Pussy-willow

Kubo Shunman

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Beige background with visible texture. Two kingfishers, one on branch with leaves and one flying. The kingfisher on the branch is blue-green, brown, and tan with orange beak; it faces right. The flying kingfisher is brown, white, and black with orange beak; it faces left. Gray branch with leaves extends from bottom-left. Black Japanese text on right side. Red seal stamp in bottom-right corner.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
408 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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