Japanese White-eyes with Plum Tree and Willow, from Spring Rain Surimono Album (Harusame surimono-jō, vol. 3)
Two yellow birds with dark gray wings and tails perch on a diagonal tree branch. The bird on the left faces right, while the other faces forward. Both have white markings around their eyes. The branch has sparse green leaves and pink flowers. There are several thin branches extending from the top right. The background is beige with a vertical column of Japanese text on the left and a small red seal on the bottom right.
Artwork details
- Date:
- ca. 1810
- Medium:
- Privately published woodblock prints (surimono) mounted in an album; ink and color on paper
- Culture:
- Japan
- Dimensions:
- 560 × 624 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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