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Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 3: Mountain Dove and Peach Flowers

Teisai Hokuba

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts a bird perched on a branch. The bird has a blue head, white body, and gray wings. It faces forward, looking down. The bird's feet grip a dark brown branch that extends from the bottom-left corner. The branch has green leaves and pink flowers with green centers. More flowers and leaves are on a second branch extending upwards on the left. The background is beige, with Japanese writing in black and a red seal.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1820
Medium
Privately published woodblock prints (surimono) mounted in an album; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
566 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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