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Old Pine Tree and White Phoenix depicts a white phoenix perched on a pine tree entwined with morning glory vines. Above the phoenix a grey sparrow is perched in the pine tree. The composition of the painting is asymmetrical with no vanishing point.…

Pair of Phoenixes and Rising Sun is not a painting in the Colorful Realm of Living Beings set. Painted right before the Colorful Realm, Pair of Phoenixes and Rising Sun has a setting that is much more ornate and detailed than later paintings…

This painting depicts a pair of phoenixes perched in a maple tree. The birds are brightly colored, with pink, blue, and green plumage. In a unique expression of texture, they have thick, furry manes down their backs to their wings. There are no…

One of the many chicken and rooster paintings from the "Colorful Realm of Living Beings" set, this painting depicts a white rooster and hen high in a pine tree beneath a red sun. Itō Jakuchū was an avid chicken painter, the fowl becoming primary…

Five white cranes with red crests rest in front of a blooming plum tree. This painting garnered attention for the complex web of crane legs at the base of the painting. The maze makes it difficult to ascertain which pair is attached to which bird.…

Two pheasants, one male and one female, perch in a snow-covered pine tree surrounded by out-of-season peony blossoms. Itō Jakuchū used the snow to make "windows" that surround some of the delicate peony blossoms. Jakuchū depicted the snow using two…

A peacock and hen stand on a rocky crag with pink and white Chinese peonies. This composition unites several symbols for royalty, culture, and ceremony. The peacock was associated with high culture and Chinese-ness. Peonies were associated also with…

This depiction of male and female phoenixes on gold leaf is a one two-fold standing screen. The scene depicts one male and one female phoenix. The male phoenix sits in a tree with no branches flanked with white peonies. The female rests in bamboo. It…

This is one of a pair of six-fold standing screens painted with gold leaf, ink, and paint. It depicts a landscape with male and female pheasants on pine trees surrounded by snow. The screens are attributed to the Kano School, though more specific…

One of a pair of six-fold standing screens with gold leaf, this set of screens depicts a different bird, flower, and month on each panel. Examples include mandarin ducks with snow, cranes and bamboo, or pheasants with tall grass. This image is…