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Egrets and Crows by Shibata Zeshin — VisualArtsDB

Egrets and Crows

Egrets and Crows

1867–1899

Medium: Individual panels remounted as a two-panel folding screen; colored lacquer, white pigment, and gold leaf on paper
Dimensions: 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)
Genre: Paintings
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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