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Three Crows in Flight

Shibata Zeshin

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Vertical rectangular artwork with a thin border. Border has muted colors and texture resembling woven material. Background of artwork is solid light brown color. Three crows are flying to the right; two are overlapping, one is above and to the right. Crows are black with visible wings and tails. Small signature or seal is located near bottom right, consisting of a few Japanese characters in black and red ink.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Hanging scroll; ink on silk
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
166 × 623 px
Museum record:
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