

Kingfisher, Cicada, and Willow Tree
The image depicts a painting of a kingfisher, a cicada, and a willow tree. A kingfisher with a yellow throat, orange and blue head, and blue and green wings flies towards the left. A cicada with a black body is on a branch. The willow tree has long, thin branches with blue and orange leaves. The background is beige with brown spots. There are Chinese characters written vertically on the left side.
Artwork details
- Date:
- 19th century
- Medium:
- Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Culture:
- China
- Dimensions:
- 599 × 483 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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