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Bird on a Withered Branch

Japanese

Artwork Details

Bird on a Withered Branch
17th century
Japanese
hanging scroll, ink on paper
64 1/8 x 15 5/16 in. (163.0 x 39.0 cm);18 3/16 x 2 15/16 x 2 5/8 in. (46.2 x 7.6 x 6.8 cm);31 x 9 5/8 in. (79.4 x 24.5 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Crump
2006/1.158

Description

Subject Matter:

The bird and branch paintings are very common in Japanese art. This bird could be a baby corvid (?) which is commonly found in Japan. They can symbolize guidance and protection.

Physical Description:

This painting of a bird perched on a branch is suspended in gilded silk. The branch comes out of the left side of the painting with the bird sitting in the lower middle. The rest of the painting is empty. The bird looks to the right. There is a red seal on the upper right. 

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