A White Macaw
ca. 1900
Medium
Reproduction of an original Jakuchu design; woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
10 7/16 x 10 1/2 in. (26.5 x 26.7 cm)
Classification
Reproductions
Culture & Period
Japan · Meiji period (1868–1912)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1925
Accession Number
MJP11
Tags
About the Artist
Itō Jakuchū · 1716–1800
Painter and printmaker of the Middle Edo period. He studied the methods of the Kanō School, but soon became dissatisfied and began to turn to the works of the Chinese masters of the Song and Yuan periods for inspiration. He believed the true art of painting lay in the faithful representation of nature, excelling in depictions of plants and animals. His work is distinguished by bright colors, decor...