Titmouse with Pomegranate Flowers
A titmouse prepares to alight on a pomegranate branch. The use of bright green and orange-red pigments is characteristic of Kano artists inspired by bird-and-flower paintings of China’s Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Even the mounting imitates that of Ming bird-and-flower paintings, with ornate textile borders above and below. This work by Kano Yukinobu was part of a set, perhaps once mounted on a small screen.
Artwork Details
- 狩野之信筆 四十雀柘榴花図
- Title: Titmouse with Pomegranate Flowers
- Artist: Kano Yukinobu 狩野之信 (Japanese, ca. 1513–1575)
- Period: Muromachi period (1392–1573)
- Date: mid-16th century
- Culture: Japan
- Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
- Dimensions: 18 3/8 x 15 3/4 in. (46.7 x 40 cm)
Overall with mounting: 52 5/8 x 20 3/8 in. (133.7 x 51.8 cm) - Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, in honor of Douglas Dillon, 2001
- Object Number: 2001.385
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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