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Leaves and Bird

Shibata Zeshin

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A painting titled "Leaves and Bird" by Shibata Zeshin. A brown tree trunk extends from upper right corner. A bird with a light gray head, white throat, and dark brown back and wings perches on a branch that juts out from the tree. The bird faces left. Red and pink leaves hang from a vine on the left. The background fades from light brown at the top to light blue at the bottom. Three Japanese characters and a red seal are in the bottom-right corner.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Hanging scroll; ink on silk
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
240 × 623 px
Museum record:
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