Sparrow and Bamboo

Attributed to Kano Tan'yū Japanese

17th–18th century

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竹雀図 (Chikujaku zu)
Title: Sparrow and Bamboo
Artist: Attributed to Kano Tan'yū (Japanese, 1602–1674)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: 17th–18th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 48 in. × 21 1/8 in. (121.9 × 53.7 cm)
Overall with mounting: 83 1/4 × 26 3/4 in. (211.5 × 67.9 cm)
Overall with knobs: 83 1/4 × 28 3/4 in. (211.5 × 73 cm)
Classification: Paintings
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
Object Number: 14.76.35
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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