Gold-colored artwork with a thin beige border. A branch with green leaves and two reddish-orange fruits extends from the top left towards the top right. A brown wasp nest hangs from the branch. The bottom right features a dark red hedge. The background is gold with a textured appearance. Small black and red Japanese characters are on the right side. The artwork is titled "Persimmons Branch and Wasp Nest above a Hedge" and is by Shibata Zeshin.
Artwork details
- Medium:
- Album leaf; lacquer on gold paper
- Culture:
- Japan
- Dimensions:
- 476 × 625 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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