Distracted Scholar and Flying Bird

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Caption

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839–1892). Distracted Scholar and Flying Bird, Circa 1885. Hanging scroll: ink, colors and gold on paper, Overall: 74 3/16 x 22 1/2 in. (188.5 x 57.2 cm) Hanging height and width with rod: 75 3/16 x 24 3/16 in (191 x 63 cm) Background (tan) overall: 36 5/16 x 16 5/8 in. (92.3 x 42.3 cm) Image (square): 6 15/16 x 6 15/16 in. (17.6 x 17.6 cm) Image (circular): 14 3/16 in. (36 cm) diameter. Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Sue Cassidy Clark, 2025.65.9.

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Asian Art

Title

Distracted Scholar and Flying Bird

Date

Circa 1885

Period

Meiji period

Medium

Hanging scroll: ink, colors and gold on paper

Classification

Painting

Dimensions

Overall: 74 3/16 x 22 1/2 in. (188.5 x 57.2 cm) Hanging height and width with rod: 75 3/16 x 24 3/16 in (191 x 63 cm) Background (tan) overall: 36 5/16 x 16 5/8 in. (92.3 x 42.3 cm) Image (square): 6 15/16 x 6 15/16 in. (17.6 x 17.6 cm) Image (circular): 14 3/16 in. (36 cm) diameter

Credit Line

Gift of Sue Cassidy Clark

Accession Number

2025.65.9

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