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Two Birds on a Branch

Kawanabe Kyōsai 河鍋暁斎

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A painting of two birds on a branch. The artwork is in black, white and red on a beige background. The birds are on a tree branch that bends to the right and has additional branches coming off of it. The branches are bare. The birds are black with some white on their wings and faces. The bird on the bottom faces left and the bird on top faces right. The bird on top is smaller. The bottom bird has its wings spread. There are leaves on the bottom left and top right corners. The bottom right corner has a round red signature. The artwork has a thin gold border.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1887
Medium
Album leaf; ink and color on silk
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
476 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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