Birds and Flowers of Summer and Autumn, by Shikibu Terutada, mid-16th century
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Birds and Flowers of Summer and Autumn

Shikibu Terutada (Japanese, active mid–16th century)

mid-16th century

Medium
Pair of hanging scrolls; ink and color on paper
Classification
Paintings
Dimensions
Image (a): 37 11/16 × 17 5/8 in. (95.8 × 44.8 cm) Overall with mounting (a): 74 7/16 × 23 3/8 in. (189 × 59.3 cm) Overall with knobs (a): 74 7/16 × 25 3/16 in. (189 × 64 cm) Image (b): 37 11/16 × 17 5/8 in. (95.8 × 44.8 cm) Overall with…
Culture
Japan
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Asian Art
Credit line
Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
Rights
Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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