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Kingfisher

Kano Tsunenobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A vertical, rectangular piece of artwork on paper with a gold border, featuring a bird flying near reeds. The artwork depicts a white and black bird with a long beak flying towards the left, positioned centrally. The bird appears to be hovering above several long, thin, gray reeds that extend from the bottom-left corner. The background of the artwork is a light beige color. A small, black signature is located in the bottom-left corner, accompanied by a small, red seal. The gold border consists of two sections: a plain gold section on the inside and a patterned gold section on the outside.

Artwork Details

Medium
One of a triptych of hanging scrolls; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
262 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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