三谷等宿筆 伝三谷等宿筆 松と椿に鷹・柳と椿に小禽図屏風|Hawks with Pine Trees and Camellias; Small Birds with Willows and Camellias
The Met
Artist: Mitani Tōshuku(Japanese, 1577–1654)
Date: early 17th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Image (each): 58 7/16 in. x 10 ft. 8 13/16 in. (148.5 x 327.2 cm)
Credit Line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Visual Descriptions
AI GeneratedVisual Summary
Brief Description
Two birds perch among pine trees and white flowering bushes on a multi-panel composition
Detailed Description
The artwork is a horizontal, multi-panel composition, likely a screen, featuring a natural landscape with birds, pine trees, and flowering bushes against a light background. On the left, a dense bush with numerous white, five-petaled flowers and green leaves occupies the lower portion. Above and slightly to the right of this bush, a bird with light underparts and darker, patterned wings and head perches on a dark, craggy rock formation. Its head is turned slightly to the left, and its beak is visible. Sprawling pine branches with dark green needles extend across the upper and central portions of the composition, originating from a large, gnarled tree trunk on the right. The branches are depicted with dark, textured lines. In the upper right, a second bird, similar in size and posture to the first, perches on a thick branch of the pine tree. This bird also has light underparts and darker wings, with a distinct white marking on its head and chest. Its body faces left, and its head is turned slightly to the right. The background is a uniform, light tan or beige, suggesting an open sky or empty space. The overall palette is muted, dominated by greens, browns, and whites against the light background, with ink wash techniques evident in the rendering of the foliage and birds.
Generated by gemini-2.5-flash
