Birds in a Tree / Nakabayashi Chikutô
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1976/2.103
- Title
- Birds in a Tree
- Artist
- Nakabayashi Chikutô
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Artist Life Dates
- 1776-1853
- Medium and Support
- Hanging scroll, ink on silk
- Object Creation Date
- 1840
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- Japan (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
- Style/Group/Movement
- literati
- Inscription
- Signature of the artist: Chikutô Sanjin
- Seals of the artist: Seijô no in; Azana Hakumei
- Dimensions
- 127.3 cm x 42.3 cm (50 1/8 in. x 16 5/8 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Primary Object Type
- hanging scroll
- Secondary Object Classification
- Painting
- Secondary Object Type
- bird and tree
- Physical Description
- A family of birds rest among willow branches. Three chicks rest below, while the larger parents perch above
- Subject Matter
- Chikutô has here captured the sense of refreshment and anticipation of early summer. He has rendered the willow and bamboo with a delicate touch, conveying the suppleness of early season foliage. Bamboo and rock had long been favored by Chinese and Japanese literati painters for their association with the Confucian ideal of resilience in the face of hardship. Chikutô has updated this traditional theme and given it greater emotional appeal by the addition of a family of birds nesting among the branches. The father appears alert for possible predators, while the mother gazes protectively upon her brood of timid chicks.
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- buildings and the land
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- descriptors
- grass (plant material)
- inorganic material
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by composition
- materials by function
- materials by origin
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- paintings
- paintings by form
- plant material
- plants
- scroll paintings
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- woody plants
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 595 x 1492
- File Size
- 142 KB
- Record
- 1976/2.103
- Link to this Item
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"Birds in a Tree; Nakabayashi Chikutô." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1976-sl-2.103/1976_2.103.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024.