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Singing Bird on a Branch

Kawanabe Kyōsai 河鍋暁斎

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts a bird on a branch. The bird is on the left side and faces left. The bird's body is white with a black head and tail. The tail is long, thin, and pointed. The branch the bird is on extends from the top to the bottom. It has leaves and buds. There are more branches and leaves on the bottom right. The background is light beige. There is a red stamp on the top right with Japanese characters. There are also some black Japanese characters to the right of the stamp. The painting has a gold border.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1887
Medium:
Album leaf; ink and color on silk
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
477 × 625 px
Museum record:
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