White Herons
| Title | White Herons |
|---|---|
| Artist | Maruyama Ōkyo 円山応挙 |
| Date | 1769 18th century |
| Medium | Hanging scroll; ink on paper |
| Classification | Paintings |
| Origin | Japan Japan |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“White Herons” is a work by Maruyama Ōkyo 円山応挙, dated 1769. It is executed in hanging scroll; ink on paper 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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The artist
This work is attributed to Maruyama Ōkyo 円山応挙. Browse every catalogued public-domain plate by this maker.
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Catalogued as paintings. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
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Dated to 1769. Explore the wider set of works from the 18th century held in the archive.
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