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Duck

Watanabe Seitei

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A gray bird with a yellow beak flies low over a beige surface. The bird's head is down and its wings are spread. The bird's body fades to white on its abdomen. The bird has orange legs. The background is light beige with some darker beige brushstrokes on the bottom left. There is a small pink oval and some black Japanese characters in the bottom right corner. The image is framed by a thin gold border.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1887
Medium:
Album leaf; ink and color on silk
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
478 × 624 px
Museum record:
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