Crested Mynahs

Calligraphy (postscript) by Ryū Kōbi Japanese
1764
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Object Information
  • 佚山黙隠筆 龍草廬(公美)跋 寒皐半百図
  • Title: Crested Mynahs
  • Artist: (Morimoto) Itsuzan Mokuin (Japanese, 1702–1778)
  • Artist: Calligraphy (postscript) by Ryū Kōbi (Japanese, 1715–1792)
  • Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
  • Date: 1764
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Handscroll: ink and color on paper
  • Dimensions: Image: 11 15/16 in. × 26 ft. 1 7/8 in. (30.3 × 797.2 cm)
    Overall with mounting: 12 in. × 28 ft. 8 7/8 in. (30.5 × 876 cm)
    Overall with knobs: 12 7/8 in. × 28 ft. 8 7/8 in. (32.7 × 876 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2025
  • Object Number: 2025.795.12
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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