Sleeping Birds
Two round, sleeping birds with yellow breasts and green-blue backs perch close together on a gnarled plum branch. Bamboo leaves, peony blossoms, and a yellow crescent moon fill the scene, with a column of Chinese calligraphy in the upper left.
Look closer: A small crescent moon with a faint yellow glow sits low on the left, balancing the birds.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1700–1750
- Medium
- Multicolor woodblock print; ink and five colors on paper
- Source
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Size
- 3400 × 2686 px
Public domain · The Cleveland Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1750).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund