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Otani Son’yu / Wild goose
Geese fly above the moon reflected on the water's surface. Their wide-spread wings are expressed with bold brushstrokes and light and dark ink. The humorous expressions of the geese create a work that evokes a peaceful feeling.
Komuro Suiun / Japanese cormorant flapping in the moonlight
It depicts a Japanese cormorant spreading its wings and drying its wet feathers.
Kawabata Ryushi / Japanese crane
This work depicts a Japanese crane, a symbol of longevity. The use of blotting and dry strokes is superb.
Nagai Ikka / Yatagarasu
This work was painted by Nagai Ikka, who was known as the crow doctor. The Yatagarasu is a three-legged crow that is the messenger of the Amaterasu Omikami. The way it flies through the light is reminiscent of the Chinese legend that the three-legged crow lives in the sun.
Honnyo / Crow
Honnyo studied painting under Yoshimura Kokei, one of the Ten Excellent Painters of the Okyo School. He used the tsuketate technique common in the Maruyama school.
Suda Kunitaro / Crane and red plum (square drawing paper)
Suda Kunitaro was an unusual painter who studied aesthetics at Kyoto University and continued to create art while teaching there.
Suda Kunitaro / Japanese crane and an oak tree
This is a heavy piece that is typical of Suda Kunitaro. This is a rare piece painted with colored lacquer on a ceramic panel.
Nagasawa Rosetsu / Sparrows on a rock with Peonies
This is an excellent piece by Rosetsu that is full of things to see.
Nagai Naotane / Crested myna
Crested myna is a bird that has long been a subject of painting in China. It is known for being very friendly to humans and for imitating human speech. The mounting of this work is one of the finest of its kind at the time.
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Omura Taiun / Rice plants and a Sparrow
A song of a sparrow chirping beside the drooping ears of rice. It seems that people and sparrows alike are in the same spirit of welcoming the harvest season.
Sano Kosui / Small bird with plum blossoms
A bluebird intently pecks at plum blossoms swaying in the early spring breeze. This flower-and-bird painting evokes a sense of freshness.
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Okamoto Toyohiko / 3 Hanging scrolls (Turtle and plum tree, Old Man of the South Pole, Crane and bamboo)
This is a triptych pair of a crane and turtle, symbols of longevity, and old man of the south pole. They were also used in prayers for longevity.
Nishimura Goun / Millet quail
A quail takes flight from a millet field nearing harvest. The contrast between the bold brushstrokes of the millet and the detailed drawing of the quail is striking.
Kawabata Gyokusho / Departing wild geese and arriving swallows
The wild geese leave for the north, replacing the swallows that arrive in Japan. This is a scene that symbolizes spring.
Matsumura Keibun / Two pigeons under a weeping cherry tree
Two pigeons pecking at food under weeping cherry trees. This work evokes the warm sunlight of spring.
Ike Taiga / Sparrow and bamboo
This is a sparrow painting by Ike Taiga, a literati painter of the mid-Edo period. The sparrow, which is believed to ward off evil and bring good fortune and luck, is depicted together with a bamboo, which symbolizes honesty because it stretches straight upward.
Nakabayashi Chikuto / Little bird on a branch
A small bird perched on a loose branch. This work shows the artist's unwavering brushwork and impressive artistic ability. Painted by Chikuto at the age of 73.