The image depicts a white rooster and hen; the rooster is on the left, the hen on the right. The rooster faces left; its body angled to the left, head down, and beak pointing down and to the left. The rooster's comb is large and red. The hen faces right, body angled to the right; head down and beak pointing down and to the right. The hen's feathers are brown on her back. The background shows a large red and orange sun or moon behind the birds, on a gray ground with lines suggesting grass; a beige area behind the birds on the left. There is Japanese text on the left side.
Artwork Details
- Date
- ca. 1800
- Medium
- Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 582 × 624 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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