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Sketches of Birds

Museum No.
AK907

This scroll is considered to represent the oldest extant examples of sketches made in Japan. They are thought to date between the Muromachi period (1392–1573) and the Momoyama period (1573–1615) and include not only “sketches from life”, but also copies of works by ancient painting masters.

Japan-Muromachi

Title Sketches of Birds
Designation
Artist Kano School
Category Painting (A), Early Modern Painting
Country Japan
Period Muromachi
Century 16th
Year
Quantity
Materials
Dimensions Height 25.9cm Length 580.2cm
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