Waxwings, Cherry Blossoms, and Bamboo is a 17th century painting / scroll painting by Kiyohara Yukinobu. It is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York.
Description and interpretation This Edo period (1615–1868) hanging scroll painting depicts bird, flower, Bamboo, cherry blossom. Waxwings were a symbol of marital harmony and familial prosperity. The full bloom of the cherry tree indicates late spring.Carpenter, John T. The Poetry of Nature: Edo Paintings from the Fishbein-Bender Collection. Exh. cat. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2018, p. 32, cat. no. 3.
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