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Feather

Shibata Zeshin

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a long, narrow piece of artwork. A large feather is drawn on the artwork, centered. The feather is black on the left and white on the right, with a quill at the bottom. The artwork's background is a solid brown color. There are two lines of Asian characters written in black ink at the bottom-left, accompanied by a red seal. The artwork is set against a white background.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Painting; ink and color on paper (tanzaku)
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
196 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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