Skylarks and Primroses,” from the Series An Array of Birds (Tori awase), from Spring Rain Surimono Album (Harusame surimono-jō, vol. 3)

Two small yellow-brown birds with darker brown stripes on their wings and tails, one standing and one bending down. The standing bird has its head turned to the left, beak open. The bending bird's head is down, beak near the ground. Green plants and orange flowers are behind and to the right of the birds. There are green plants and a brown seed pod to the left of the birds. Japanese writing is on the top left and bottom right. The background is beige.

Artwork details

Date:: ca. 1805–10
Medium:: Privately published woodblock prints (surimono) mounted in an album; ink and color on paper
Culture:: Japan
Dimensions:: 415 × 624 px
Museum record:: View original