Quail and Millet (Kiyohara Yukinobu)
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| Artist | Kiyohara Yukinobu  |
| Year | 17th century |
| Dimensions | 118.4 cm (46.6 in) × 47.6 cm (18.7 in) |
| Identifiers | The Met object ID: 45734 |
Quail and Millet (粟に鶉図) is a 17th-century painting on silk by Kiyohara Yukinobu. It is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York.[1]
Description and interpretation
This work depicts a tranquil scene of a quail standing beneath stalks of grain. The work recalls twelfth-century Chinese academic painting in its realism and asymmetrical composition.[1] Quail and millet are a symbol of autumn.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Quail and Millet". Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- ^ Volker, T. (1950). The Animal in Far Eastern Art: And Especially in the Art of the Japanese Netzsuke, with References to Chinese Origins, Traditions, Legends, and Art. BRILL. p. 136. ISBN 9004042954.