Magpies and Hibiscus / Yamamoto Baiitsu
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1986/1.165
- Title
- Magpies and Hibiscus
- Artist
- Yamamoto Baiitsu
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Artist Life Dates
- 1783-1856
- Medium and Support
- Hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1831
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- Japan (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
- Style/Group/Movement
- literati
- Inscription
- Signed in the right: Baiitsu; Two artist's seals follow the signature.
- Dimensions
- 170.9 cm x 77.9 cm (67 5/16 in. x 30 11/16 in.)
- Century
- early to mid-19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Primary Object Type
- hanging scroll
- Physical Description
- Two magpies rest among hibiscus flowers. “Boneless” washes for the hibiscus flowers are contrasted with ink outlines of bamboo.
- Subject Matter
- Two magpies are perch in a scene of bamboo and hibiscus flowers.
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- grass (plant material)
- herbaceous plants
- inorganic material
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by composition
- 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
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 808 x 1474
- File Size
- 122 KB
- Record
- 1986/1.165
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1986-sl-1.165/1986_1.165.jpg
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Related Links
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- Manifest
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/manifest/musart:1986-SL-1.165
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"Magpies and Hibiscus; Yamamoto Baiitsu." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1986-sl-1.165/1986_1.165.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 08, 2025.
