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Rooster, Hen and Chickens

Itō Jakuchū1789

Shimane Art Museum

Shimane Art Museum
Matsue-shi, Shimane-ken , Japan

Even the feathers of the rooster, who is balancing on one foot, are delicately depicted, with speckles painted on the wings. For the foot, yellow coloring was applied atop a spreading of white pigment, expressing the texture of the skin. At the rooster's foot is a squatting hen, with three lovely chicks huddling nearby. This composition evokes a feeling of warm familial affection, along with a somehow humorous expression of the birds.

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  • Title: Rooster, Hen and Chickens
  • Creator: ITÔ Jakuchû
  • Date: 1789
  • Type: Color on silk
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