Rooster and Family, 1797, Itō Jakuchū, Japanese, 1716 - 1800, 40 1/2 × 15 7/8 in. ( × cm) (image)76 11/16 × 21 5/16 in. ( × cm) (mount, without roller), Ink and color on silk, Japan, 18th century, The numerous extant paintings of chickens and roosters by Itō Jakuchū include a number of heavily pigmented examples such as this work, which focuses on the interactions between the members of a feathered family. As here, Jakuchū draws our eye with the dynamic shape of the rooster’s tail feathers and the birds’ colorful plumage

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