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Owl

1630s

Tsuda Bensaku 津田 弁作

(Japanese, active 1620s–40s)
Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium
hanging scroll; ink and slight color on paper
Measurements
Painting only: 81 x 52.5 cm (31 7/8 x 20 11/16 in.); Including mounting: 170.2 x 59.7 cm (67 x 23 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Kelvin Smith Fund 1988.35
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A vertically oriented hanging scroll with black ink and slight color on aged tan paper sparsely depicts a round owl perched on a thorny branch curving toward the right. The bird's eyes are narrowed, gazing downward. Above, columns of fluid Japanese calligraphy occupy the upper center, with a red square seal marking the far right. Fine brushstrokes define the owl's feathers and the branch's thorns against the muted, textured background.

Owl

1630s

Tsuda Bensaku

(Japanese, active 1620s–40s)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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