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Cormorant Fishing

Sakai Hōitsu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A large scroll painting depicting a landscape with a bird. The painting is bordered by a brown frame with a gold floral pattern. The border is black on the left and right sides. The painting itself has a beige background with darker beige horizontal streaks. A green hill with pink and white flowers is in the bottom-left corner. A dark bird-like creature with a long neck stands on the hill. A large black and white bird with a long neck curves around from the right side, with a fishing basket suspended on its back by a thick rope. There is a red seal in the bottom-left corner and some Japanese characters written vertically in black ink.

Artwork Details

Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
248 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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