Picture Album of Birds and Flowers (Seitei Kachō gafu) 省亭花鳥画譜

The image shows an open book with a drawing of a tree and a bird. The book is open to two pages, both with a beige background and a thin black border around the edges. The left page features a drawing of a tree with bare branches and a few small red dots near the bottom-left corner. The right page has a small gray bird flying near the bottom-right corner. A red seal is visible in the bottom-left corner of the left page. The book's spine is red, and it appears to be bound in a red cover. The background of the image is white, suggesting that the book is placed on a plain surface.

Artwork Details

Date: 1903
Medium: Set of three woodblock printed books attached by thread binding; ink and color on paper
Culture: Japan
Dimensions: 599 × 400 px
Public Domain: Yes
Museum Record: View original

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