

A painting of a bird on a branch watching a spider. The bird is on the left side of the image, facing right. It has a white chest, a light brown head and breast, and grey wings and tail. The bird's beak is open. The branch the bird is standing on is thin and extends from the bottom left to the top right. There are red and orange leaves on the branch. A spider and spider web are on a separate branch below the bird. The background of the painting is beige. There is a small signature in the bottom-left corner. The painting has a thin gold border.
Artwork Details
- Date
- ca. 1887
- Medium
- Album leaf; ink and color on silk
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 478 × 624 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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