The image shows a book with a bird on a vine. The book is open to two pages. The right page has a drawing of a small bird perched on a vine with green leaves and flowers. The bird is facing left and has a black head, white neck, and gray and black wings and tail. The vine has several green leaves and a few flowers with light-colored petals. There are some Japanese characters written vertically on the right side of the page, and a red seal below them. The left page is blank except for a thin dark line extending from the top-left corner. The background of both pages is a light beige color.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1793
- Medium
- Woodblock printed book (orihon, accordion-style); ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 599 × 400 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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