Myna on a Branch left of a triptych of Scholar with Heron and Myna, mid 17th century, Kusumi Morikage, Japanese, c. 1620 - 1690, 66 x 11 1/2 in. ( x cm) (mounting)31 1/4 x 11 1/2 in. ( x cm) (image), Ink on paper, Japan, 17th century, Japanese hanging scrolls often come in groups of three: a central figure painting flanked by birds, landscapes, or complementary figures. Kusumi Morikage made this triptych’s central figure a Chinese scholar whose servant boy holds a pole to display a hanging scroll painting of bamboo. Though unidentified, the scholar is likely Su Dongpo

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