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Flowers and Birds in a Spring Landscape

春花鳥図

1500s

attributed to Kano Motonobu 狩野元信

(Japanese, c. 1476–1559)
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Culture
Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)
Medium
Sliding door panels mounted as hanging scrolls; ink and color on paper
Credit Line
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund 1970.6
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An ink and color painting across four vertical panels depicts a misty landscape. On the far left, a vibrant red bird stands among white blossoms on a rocky outcrop. In the center, ducks float on a pale river beneath a white bird in flight and hazy mountain peaks. A gnarled tree with white blossoms and pine needles dominates the right, its spindly branches sheltering small birds against the muted, atmospheric background.

Flowers and Birds in a Spring Landscape

1500s

Kano Motonobu

(Japanese, c. 1476–1559)
Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)

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