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Japanese White-eyes on a Branch of Peach Tree,” from the Series An Array of Birds (Tori awase), from Spring Rain Surimono Album (Harusame surimono-jō, vol. 3)

Kubo Shunman

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A woodblock print depicts three Japanese white-eye birds on a branch. Two birds face left and one faces right. The birds are green, white, and gray. The branch has green leaves, pink flowers, and pink buds. The background is beige. There is Japanese text on the left and a red seal on the bottom right.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1805–10
Medium:
Privately published woodblock prints (surimono) mounted in an album; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
416 × 624 px
Museum record:
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