Fan Painting with Calligraphy and Ink Painting of a Small Bird

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
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
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
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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