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Sparrow Chicks

雛雀図軸
Sparrow Chicks (雛雀図軸)
PLATE IImage: Tokyo National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0
At a glance — Painting · Kamakura period, 13th century · held by Tokyo National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan.

Fact Sheet

Designation
Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Category
Paintings
Date
1201–1300
Location
Ueno, Tokyo
Catalogue ID
cobas-142082

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In this work, the artist has skillfully captured the sparrow chicks moving so fervently to be fed that they tilt their basket. The contrast of the delicately rendered birds' feathers in subtle colors and the solid brush lines of the basket's weave is simply superb.

— Museum description: Tokyo National Museum (CC BY 4.0), via ColBase / Japan Search.

Record & Sources

Cite this page: “Sparrow Chicks（雛雀図軸）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-142082. Tokyo National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/sparrow-chicks/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.
Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)
  • Genre: Asian Painting
  • Material: Ink and light color on silk
  • Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
  • 員数: 1幅
  • 分類: 東洋絵画
  • 品質形状: 絹本墨画淡彩
  • 法量: 21.6×22.5

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