
Bird on a Branch
Matsumura Keibun · Early–mid-19th century
Provenance
Ownership history
- Harold Gould Henderson (1889–1974) and Mary A. Henderson (1905–1998), New York; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1965.
Recorded by Art Institute of Chicago.
Literature
Published references
- “Art of Asia Recently Acquired by American Museums, 1965.” <em>Archives of Asian Art</em> 20 (1966): 108.
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