Fan Painting with Calligraphy and Ink Painting of a Small Bird

Sakugen Shuryo

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Sakugen Shuryo (Japanese, 1501–1579). Fan Painting with Calligraphy and Ink Painting of a Small Bird, 1501–1579. Fan painting, ink and gold washes on paper, Image: 7 1/2 x 19 in. (19.1 x 48.3 cm) 54 1/2 x 27 in. (138.4 x 68.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Norman Straker, 80.187. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Asian Art

Title

Fan Painting with Calligraphy and Ink Painting of a Small Bird

Date

1501–1579

Period

Muromachi Period

Geography

Place made: Japan

Medium

Fan painting, ink and gold washes on paper

Classification

Painting

Dimensions

Image: 7 1/2 x 19 in. (19.1 x 48.3 cm) 54 1/2 x 27 in. (138.4 x 68.6 cm)

Signatures

Signed with painters signature and seal. Signed: Kiin Kusai (studio name of the painter who is also often referred to as Kiin Kensai). Seal, lower left, reads: "Shuryo."

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Norman Straker

Accession Number

80.187

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