A Pair of Quails and Poppies

Utagawa Hiroshige

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

In poetry, barley quails (mugi-uzura) are traditionally associated with late spring, and poppies (keshi) in bloom with mid-summer, so a dream in autumn about this avian species is a hope for a warmer, less grim season of life. 秋の夢　見てや啼出す　麦鶉 Aki no yume mite ya nakidasu mugiuzura In an autumn dream, the barley quails begin to chirp. —Trans. John T. Carpenter

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.

Metropolitan Museum of Art