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Sparrows in a Plum Tree

Nagasawa Rosetsu 長澤蘆雪

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Vertical rectangular artwork with a beige background. A brown border surrounds the artwork. A tree branch spans from bottom left to top center. The branch has no leaves but has pink flowers and small brown fruits. There are over 20 small birds on the tree branch, some on the flowers and fruits and others flying around. The birds are shades of grey with darker heads. The tree branch bends down and splits into two lower branches. A pink flower with green leaves is on the lower left. There are black Japanese characters on the top left with a small orange rectangle.

Artwork details

Date:
second half of the 1790s
Medium:
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
293 × 624 px
Museum record:
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