Egret on a Bridge Post

A white egret with long legs and a slender beak stands on the rounded dark top of a post set on a pedestal, painted in ink and color on pale paper. A small red seal and inscription appear at the lower right, within a hanging scroll mounted with cream silk borders.

Artist

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849)

Date

ca. 1801-1802

Medium

Ink and color on paper

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

586 × 1530 px

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