Birds

Ink sketches of birds on a tan paper ground show small songbirds perched on branches with dark blossom-like marks, a pale pigeon-like bird at upper right, and a long-necked bird with spread wings at lower right. The studies vary in pose and size, drawn with fine, confident linework.

Artist

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849)

Date

1615-1868

Medium

Ink on paper

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

2240 × 1620 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art