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A Long-Tailed Fowl (Onagadori), from the series Twelve Assorted Birds (Shochō jūnikin)

Chōbunsai Eishi

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful woodblock print depicting four people on a balcony. Three women and a baby. The standing woman wears a pink kimono with white flowers. The woman on the left sits and looks up, wearing a pink kimono with a green obi and a pink and white fan. The woman on the right sits and looks left, wearing a white kimono. The baby stands at the railing, looking left. The background shows a pink wall, a window with a view of mountains, and a garden with trees and bushes. The sky is light brown with clouds. A vertical rectangle of Japanese text is on the top left. Another vertical line of Japanese text is on the right. A signature and seal are on the bottom left.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1791
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
458 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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