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Kinpaen (Bunpō) Picture Album (Kinpaen gafu) 金波園画譜

Kawamura Bunpō 河村文鳳

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows an open book with a drawing of a bird on the left page and a plant on the right page. The book's pages are yellowed and have a black border around the illustrations. The left page features a bird with a reddish-brown head, white neck, and brown body with white spots, perched on a branch with leaves. The right page features a plant with long, thin leaves. The book is open to reveal both pages, with the left and right pages facing up. The background of the image is a plain white surface. The title of the book is "Kinpaen (Bunpō) Picture Album (Kinpaen gafu) 金波園画譜" and the artist is "Kawamura Bunpō 河村文鳳".

Artwork Details

Date
1820, Midsummer (Bunsei 3)
Medium
Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 400 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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