Bush Warbler (Uguisu) in a Plum Tree

Data retrieved from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on October 9, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.

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Artist: Sakai Hōitsu (Japanese, 1761–1828)
Date: early 19th century
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink, color and gold on silk
Dimensions: Image: 38 5/8 × 14 1/8 in. (98.1 × 35.9 cm) Overall with mounting: 71 5/8 × 18 1/4 in. (181.9 × 46.4 cm) Overall with knobs: 71 5/8 × 20 1/2 in. (181.9 × 52.1 cm)
Type: Painting
Classification: Paintings
Department: Asian Art
Credit line: Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015
Accession no.: 2015.500.9.15

Paulownias and Chrysanthemums
Sakai Hōitsu
early 1800s · Painting
Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
AT-00009500
Chrysanthemums by the Water
Sakai Hōitsu
1761–1828 · Painting
Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
AT-00010357
Persimmon Tree
Sakai Hōitsu
1816 · Painting
Public collection via the Metropolitan Museum of Art
AT-00014184
Blossoming Cherry Trees
Sakai Hōitsu
ca. 1805 · Painting
Public collection via the Metropolitan Museum of Art
AT-00014404