Monthly Archives: December 2013

Japanese White-eyes on a Branch of Peach Tree

Japanese White-eyes on a Branch of Peach Tree,” from the Series An Array of Birds (Tori awase), from Spring Rain Surimono Album (Harusame surimono-jō, vol. 3) by Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757–1820).

Japanese White-eyes on a Branch of Peach Tree,” from the Series An Array of Birds (Tori awase), from Spring Rain Surimono Album (Harusame surimono-jō, vol. 3) by Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757–1820)

 

 

 

link:

http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/54066

Autumn Ivy

Autumn Ivy Ogata Kenzan (Japanese, 1663–1743)

Though not yet autumn,
winds through the pines
blow all around me,
and I dread they will scatter
the crimson leaves of ivy.

Autumn Ivy Ogata Kenzan (Japanese, 1663–1743)

 

 

Link:

http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/45076?rpp=20&pg=4&ao=on&ft=leaves&where=Japan&pos=72