"It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds."
-Aesop
Non-Western Art
The works of art within the Non-Western Gallery display how birds were not only a major aspect of Western art, but flourished within the creations in Continents such as Asia, Africa, Australia, and South America. All five of these works of art vary greatly in terms of their mediums and the way the birds are depicted, however, the symbolic value of these creatures, throughout all of thee paintings, remain somewhat the same.
Titled Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons, this Japanese 6-panel illuminated work of art was created by the "Kano School," and is currently located in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
This Jade sculpture of a toucan titled Bird Pendant was created between the 1st and 5th centuries in Costa Rica, and is currently located in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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This watercolor depiction of a bird titled Black Stork in a Landscape was created around 1780 AD in India, and is currently located in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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This Ancient Egyptian work of Art titled hair Comb Decorated with Rows of Wild Animals was created from ivory during the Predynastic Period in Egypt between 3200 and 3100 BC. It is currently located in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This bird-shaped oil lamp from Kushan, Iran is titled Oil Lamp, and was created between the late 12th and early 13th centuries. Cast from bronze, engraved, and inlaid with silver, this Islamic work of art is currently located in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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