Egrets and Crows

Shibata Zeshin, late 19th century

Artist

Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807–1891)

Date

late 19th century

Culture or place

Japan

Medium

Individual panels remounted as a two-panel folding screen; colored lacquer, white pigment, and gold leaf on paper

Size

Image (each panel): 53 1/2 x 36 in. (135.9 x 91.4 cm) Overall (each panel): 60 7/8 x 39 1/4 in. (154.6 x 99.7 cm)

Type

Paintings

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed