Happy #NationalBirdDay! Here are a few of our feathered friends from the collections, including a blue bird sitting on a plum blossom by Ren Xiong and a crane flying over waves by Japanese artist Utagawa Hiroshige.
Blue bird sitting on a plum blossom tree. Ren Xiong, 1820–1857.
Crane in flight over a breaking wave. Utagawa Hiroshige, c.1830.
Detail of a painted and embroidered screen. Takeuchi Seihō, 1910–1920.
Plate with a crane extending its wings. Dutch East India Company c.1731–1770.
