painting

Date1942-1945

Mediumpaper

Dimensions22 1/2" x 15 3/8"

ClassificationsFine Arts

Credit LineJapanese American National Museum

Object number2015.100.39

DescriptionVertical painting of a white bird with dark gray wings in flight against a round white moon and pale blue sky. The bird is painted in sumie ink in shades of black and gray with long orange beak and light tan shading in the feathers and on extended legs. The sky around the moon is washed in pale blue. In LR corner is Japanese characters and a red square hanko stamp.