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Six white herons on blue-green rocks.
Herons
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Herons

Artist Asada Benji (Japanese, 1900 - 1984)
DateTaisho period (1912-1926), 1924
Place of originJapan, Asia
MediumPair of two-panel screens; ink color on silk
Dimensionseach image: 58 1/4 x 56 in. (148 x 142.2 cm)
each frame: 59 7/8 x 57 3/4 in. (152.1 x 146.7 cm)
closed: 59 7/8 x 28 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (152.1 x 73 x 3.8 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by the Robert H. and Kathleen M. Axline Acquisition Endowment
Object number2004.9
Collections
Visual DescriptionSix white herons on blue-green rocks.
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