Owl and Crested Mynas on a Plum Branch, 14th - 16th century, Unknown Japanese, 8 5/8 × 20 in. ( × cm) (image)54 9/16 × 26 7/8 in. ( × cm) (mount, without roller)14 1/2 × 22 1/8 in. ( × cm) (mount, inner mount), Ink on paper, Japan, 14th-16th century, The combination of an owl with flocks of either crested mynas or crows, both loud and rowdy birds, appear on a number of ink paintings beginning in the 1500s. In this painting, five raucous crested mynas (a type of starling native to China) surround a stoic owl intent on resting on a blossoming plum branch.

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Photo credit: © Penta Springs / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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