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The Met
Artist: Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章(Japanese, 1726–1792)
Date: 18th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: 28 1/2 x 12 1/8 in. (72.4 x 30.8 cm)
Credit Line: Charles Stewart Smith Collection, Gift of Mrs. Charles Stewart Smith, Charles Stewart Smith Jr., and Howard Caswell Smith, in memory of Charles Stewart Smith, 1914
Visual Descriptions
AI GeneratedVisual Summary
Brief Description
Small bird with blue-grey back and red beak on a branch with green leaves and yellow flowers
Detailed Description
A small bird is perched on a slender branch, surrounded by foliage and flowers, against a light brown background. The background is a uniform light tan color, showing some faint, irregular darker brown spots. In the lower left quadrant, the small bird faces downwards and slightly to the left. Its back and wings are a muted blue-grey, its belly is white, and its chest and throat are a soft reddish-pink. It has a distinct red beak. The bird is perched on a thin, dark brown branch that extends from the lower left, curving gently upwards and to the right. To the right of the bird, and extending into the mid-right section, is a cluster of green leaves and yellow flowers. The leaves are a muted teal-green, with visible veins, and are arranged in small clusters along the branches. Interspersed among the leaves are numerous small, five-petaled flowers, rendered in a pale yellow. Another thin, dark branch is visible on the far right, extending vertically. The upper half of the composition is largely empty, dominated by the light brown background. In the lower left corner, below the bird, a vertical inscription in black calligraphic characters is visible, followed by a rectangular red seal.
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