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Mountains with Birds

Shibata Zeshin

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a painting of a mountain with birds. The painting is in the shape of a fan. The fan shape is beige with a white mountain and black birds. There are also some red flowers or leaves on the left side. The background of the painting is gold with a textured appearance. The gold background has a brown border around it. The overall color palette is muted. The painting appears to be done in a traditional Japanese style. The artist's name is Shibata Zeshin and the title is "Mountains with Birds".

Artwork Details

Date
late 19th century
Medium
Fan painting mounted as album leaf; tempera on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 334 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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Palette