Mynah birds in a plum tree

Detail of a pattern
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At A Glance

  • Period

    1776
  • Geography

    Japan
  • Material

    Ink and slight color on silk
  • Dimension

    H x W (image): 105.7 x 43.3 cm (41 5/8 x 17 1/16 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1967.19
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1967.19

Object Details

  • Artist

    Yosa Buson 与謝蕪村 (1716-1783)
  • Collection

    Freer Gallery of Art Collection
  • Exhibition History

    Feathered Ink (August 27, 2022 to February 20, 2023)
    The Arts of Japan (July 14, 2012 to January 13, 2013)
    Seasons: Arts of Japan (February 5, 2011 to January 13, 2013)
    Birds and Beasts in Japanese Art (January 31 to July 18, 2004)
    Selections from the Japanese Collection (March 22 to November 29, 1999)
    Japanese Nanga School Painting (November 7, 1985 to March 9, 1987)
    Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons in Japanese Art (September 14, 1977 to April 8, 1978)
    Bicentennial Exhibition: Japanese Art (December 15, 1975 to November 10, 1976)
    Japanese Art: Recent Accessions (June 27, 1972 to May 2, 1973)
  • Origin

    Japan
  • Credit Line

    Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
  • Type

    Painting
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