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摺物帖　『春雨集』　『花鳥六番之内　下野宇都宮』　桃に山鳩|Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 3: Mountain Dove and Peach Flowers

Teisai Hokuba

1820

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paper

From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art

Romanticism Early 19th Century Flower Leaf

Dominant colour

摺物帖　『春雨集』　『花鳥六番之内　下野宇都宮』　桃に山鳩|Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 3: Mountain Dove and Peach Flowers is a 1820 ink by Teisai Hokuba, a Romanticism work, depicting Flower, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Teisai Hokuba
When & what style?: 1820 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this work

This painting shows a gray bird perched on a branch. The bird has a dark head and a pale body, facing left. Around it are peach blossoms with soft pink petals and green leaves. The artist used simple but careful lines to show the bird’s feathers and the delicate flowers. There’s also Japanese writing around the edges, which might be a poem or notes. Next, look up surimono to see how these prints were made and shared.