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Crow on a Pomegranate

1500s

Japan, Muromachi period

(1392–1573)
Medium
hanging scroll; ink on paper
Measurements
Overall: 30 x 28 cm (11 13/16 x 11 in.)
Credit Line
Edward L. Whittemore Fund 1974.30
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Not on view
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A hanging scroll in black ink on tan paper sparsely depicts a dark bird on a thorny pomegranate branch sweeping from the left. Facing right, the bird hunches over a split fruit with its beak agape. Fine lines define its dense plumage, contrasted by a white circle for an eye. A whole pomegranate hangs below among sparse leaves, with a red seal marking the lower-left corner of the monochromatic composition.

Crow on a Pomegranate

1500s

Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)

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