Title: Preliminary Drawing of Three Deer Mounted on a Hanging-scroll Painting of Flowering Bush Clover
Object type: Hanging scroll
Date: early 18th century (drawing); early 19th century (painting)
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist:  Ogata Kōrin (sketch of three deer)
Artist bio: Japanese, 1658–1716
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink, color and gold pigment on paper
Dimensions: Image (drawing): 11 3/8 × 15 in. (28.9 × 38.1 cm)
Image (painting): 31 × 18 3/8 in. (78.7 × 46.7 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit line: Purchase, Henrie Jo Barth Bequest, 2019
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Deer