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Parrot on the Branch of a Flowering Rose Bush

Itō Jakuchū

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A framed artwork depicting a parrot on a branch. The frame has a thin gold border on a white background. The artwork itself has a black background. A parrot faces left, perched on a branch that curves down and right. The parrot's body is yellow with black markings on its back and head. Its tail feathers are green and red. The branch has a rough texture and has green leaves and pink flowers. The flowers have many rounded petals. Three small red stamps are in the bottom-left corner. A color gradient scale is on the right side.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1900
Medium
Reproduction of an original Jakuchū design; woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
518 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
View original
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