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Japanese Drawing

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Japanese drawing by an unknown artist depicts a bird perched on a branch. The bird has a large head, small body, large white eyes with black pupils, a long beak, and a short crest. It faces left and sits on a diagonal branch extending from the bottom-right to the top-left. The branch features three leaves with orange and brown veins; one leaf is fully grown, one is half-grown, and one is budding. A small orange fruit is visible on a separate branch below. The drawing includes Japanese writing in the top-left and top-right corners. The artwork has a yellow-beige background with a subtle grid pattern and is framed in black on two sides.

Artwork details

Date:
early 19th century
Medium:
On paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
535 × 624 px
Museum record:
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