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Bird Catching Fish Among Reeds

Watanabe Seitei

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A painting depicting a bird catching a fish among reeds. The painting features a bird in mid-dive with wings spread. The bird has a blue back and white and brown wings and head. The bird has an orange beak pointed down towards the water. The bird appears to be catching a small gray fish in its beak. The background is a gray-brown color with dark brown reeds. The painting's border appears to have a thin gold trim. The painting's background color is light gray with darker gray smudge-like marks. The bottom left features small black and red Japanese characters, and a red seal.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1887
Medium:
Album leaf; ink and color on silk
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
484 × 624 px
Museum record:
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