ANONYMOUS Hundred Birds Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912),...
ANONYMOUS
Hundred Birds
Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), mid-/late 19th century
A makimono (hand scroll) of sketches of birds, in ink and colours on paper, depicting a total of 76 birds of different species, some swimming, some perched, and others in flight, including karugamo (spot-billed ducks), oshidori (Mandarin ducks), uso (Eurasian bullfinch), sagi (egret), hibari (skylark) and uzura (quails); unsigned. Overall: 36.5cm x 597.9cm (14 3/8in x 235 3/8in); image: 36.5cm x 562.4cm (14 3/8in x 221 7/16in).
Bid on this lot
ANONYMOUS
Hundred Birds
Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), mid-/late 19th century
A makimono (hand scroll) of sketches of birds, in ink and colours on paper, depicting a total of 76 birds of different species, some swimming, some perched, and others in flight, including karugamo (spot-billed ducks), oshidori (Mandarin ducks), uso (Eurasian bullfinch), sagi (egret), hibari (skylark) and uzura (quails); unsigned. Overall: 36.5cm x 597.9cm (14 3/8in x 235 3/8in); image: 36.5cm x 562.4cm (14 3/8in x 221 7/16in).
