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Crow on a Bamboo Branch

Kawanabe Kyōsai 河鍋暁斎

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black bird perched on a thick, horizontal bamboo branch, looking to the left. The bird has a black beak and white eye with a black pupil. The background is light gray. A vertical bamboo trunk is visible on the right side, with some bamboo leaves at the top and on the lower left. There are several thin, dark leaves on the lower left. The vertical bamboo trunk has some red and gold writing on it. The artwork is framed by a thin gold border.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1887
Medium:
Album leaf; ink and color on silk
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
468 × 624 px
Museum record:
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