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Japanese Drawing

Kano Yasunobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a Japanese scroll painting by Kano Yasunobu. The scroll is long and narrow with a beige background. A dark brown rod is at the top and bottom. The painting features a bird perched on a thin branch on the left side, with a large bamboo stalk to the right. The bird has a round body and a small head with a short beak. The branch has sparse leaves and several thin twigs. The bamboo stalk is thick with a node near the bottom and another near the top. Leaves emerge from the top right of the stalk. There are Japanese characters in black ink near the bottom right of the scroll. The scroll lies on a white surface.

Artwork details

Date:
early 19th century
Medium:
On paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
347 × 625 px
Museum record:
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