Photo of collection object Chinese Man Releasing a Bird from a Cage
Terutada Shikibu, Japanese. Chinese Man Releasing a Bird from a Cage, Mid-16th century. Ink and gold wash on paper; hanging scroll, 7 3/4 × 20 inches (19.7 × 50.8 cm) Mount: 44 × 22 1/2 inches (111.8 × 57.2 cm). Purchased with the Henry B. Keep Fund, 1989, 1989-78-1. public-domain.
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia Museum of Art

Chinese Man Releasing a Bird from a Cage

Mid-16th century

Shikibu Terutada

Japanese, active mid-16th century

East Asian Art

Original Source
Maker/Artist
Terutada Shikibu, Japanese
Classification
Painting
Formatted Medium
Ink and gold wash on paper; hanging scroll
Medium
Ink, gold wash on paper, hanging scroll
Locations
country: Japan
Dimensions
7 3/4 × 20 inches (19.7 × 50.8 cm) Mount: 44 × 22 1/2 inches (111.8 × 57.2 cm)
Departments
East Asian Art
Accession Number
1989-78-1
Credit Line
Purchased with the Henry B. Keep Fund, 1989
Rights Statement
public-domain
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