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Bairei Picture Album of One Hundred Birds (Bairei hyakuchō gafu) 楳嶺百鳥畫譜

Kōno Bairei

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Open book with two pages showing. Left page has a thin black border and depicts several stems with green leaves and several seed pods. A small red seal stamp is on the bottom left. Right page has a thin black border and depicts a bird in flight facing right. Bird has a reddish-brown head and back, white chest, and black wings. The bird is flying above green leaves. Small black Japanese characters are in the upper right corner. Pages are off-white and have a slight yellow tint.

Artwork Details

Date
1881–84 (Meiji 14–17)
Medium
Set of three woodblock printed books; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
574 × 383 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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