Two Crows on a Pine Branch
| Title | Two Crows on a Pine Branch |
|---|---|
| Artist | Kawanabe Kyōsai 河鍋暁斎 |
| Date | ca. 1887 19th century |
| Medium | Album leaf; ink and color on silk |
| Classification | Paintings |
| Origin | Japan Japan |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Charles Stewart Smith Collection, Gift of Mrs. Charles Stewart Smith, Charles Stewart Smith Jr., and Howard Caswell Smith, in memory of Charles Stewart Smith, 1914 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Two Crows on a Pine Branch” is a work by Kawanabe Kyōsai 河鍋暁斎, dated ca. 1887. It is executed in album leaf; ink and color on silk and classified as paintings. In this archive it sits within the ornithological plates tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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