Mynah Bird on a Rock | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2013.53
People: Unknown Artist
Traditionally attributed to Kusumi Morikage, Japanese (Kaga c.1620 - c. 1690 Sado)
Title: Mynah Bird on a Rock
Classification: Paintings
Work Type: painting, hanging scroll
Date: probably 19th century
Places: Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period: Edo period, Late to early Meiji period
Culture: Japanese
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/211585

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: painting proper: H. 57.3 x W. 26.3 cm (22 9/16 x 10 3/8 in.)
mounting, inlcuding suspension core and roller ends: H. 150.2 x W. 43.1 cm (59 1/8 x 16 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Louis V. Ledoux Collection, New York (by 1948), by descent; to his son L. Pierre Ledoux, New York (1948-2001), by inheritance; to his widow Joan F. Ledoux, New York, (2001-2013), gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2013.

Footnotes:
1. Louis V. Ledoux (1880-1948)
2. L. Pierre Ledoux (1912-2001)
3. On long term loan to Harvard Art Museums from 1981 to 2013.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Louis V. Ledoux Collection; Gift of Mrs. L. Pierre Ledoux in memory of her husband
Accession Year: 2013
Object Number: 2013.53
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Executed in plain black ink on paper, this painting in hanging scroll format depicts a mynah bird perched atop a rock, with body facing to viewer’s right and head turned back behind it to the left. The rock appears in the center left of the composition and is rendered in just a few simple, broad strokes of ink wash, in contrast to the dark black ink used to depict the bird and sparse moss and vegetation on the underside of the rock. A signature and square red intaglio seal appear near the lower left, as if on top of the visible lower portion of the rock.

Verification Level

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