Two Birds in Tree
Two Birds in Tree
Two Birds in Tree
Two Birds in Tree

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Two Birds in Tree,

18th century

Kumashiro Yūhi 熊代 熊斐, 1713–1772; born Nagasaki, Japan
Japanese
Edo period, 1603–1868
y1963-8

Information

Title
Two Birds in Tree
Dates

18th century

Maker
Kumashiro Yūhi 熊代 熊斐
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and colors on silk
Dimensions
Painting: 129.5 x 53.2 cm. (51 x 20 15/16 in.) Mount: 198 x 63.5 cm. (77 15/16 x 25 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Carl Otto von Kienbusch, Class of 1906, for the Carl Otto von Kienbusch Jr., Memorial Collection
Object Number
y1963-8
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Signatures
Signed lower right: 繍江熊斐寫 Shūkō Yūhi sha
Inscription
Inscribed upper left: 鹿门順夫 (calligrapher)
Marks/Labels/Seals
Artist, “Shūkō” 繍江, square relief, bottom right
Description
Trunk of tree curving in from right, one small branch rising up, another swinging down to lower left corner. A bird crouching on each branch, the upper one facing left, the lower facing right but with its head turned with an open beak. Leaves of the tree—apparently maple—in gray and muted shades of red; trunk and branches gray with flecks of black. Birds gray and white with reddish breasts.
Culture
Japanese
Period
Edo (Japanese period)
Type
paintings, scroll paintings, hanging scrolls, japanese painting styles
Materials
silk (textile), ink
Subject
trees, birds

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