Bairei Picture Album of One Hundred Birds (Bairei hyakuchō gafu) 楳嶺百鳥畫譜

Tan-colored artwork with a thin black border around the image on a thick black background. Two panels side by side. Black and white image of 2 large cranes in flight on the right panel and 3 smaller birds in flight on the left panel. The bottom of both panels depicts water and there is some grass at the bottom left. Some Japanese characters are in the top right corner.

Artwork details

Date:: 1881–84
Medium:: Set of three polychrome woodblock printed books; ink and color on paper
Culture:: Japan
Dimensions:: 599 × 457 px
Museum record:: View original