Peacock on Pine Tree and Peonies, from the series Three Sheets (Mihira no uchi)

Colorful peacock on a pine tree with peonies. The peacock is positioned on the left and center, with a blue body, brown and gold wings spread out to the sides, and a long brown tail with blue and gold eyespots. The peacock perches on a brown branch with pine needles on the right and a tangle of beige and brown peony flowers and blue leaves on the bottom left. The background is beige with Japanese writing in black and a small red stamp on the top and left.

Artwork details

Date:: mid- 1810s
Medium:: Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture:: Japan
Dimensions:: 555 × 625 px
Museum record:: View original