Untitled
The Met
Artist: Takahashi Sōhei(Japanese, ca 1804.– ca. 1835)
Date: 1832
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 48 1/8 x 11 5/8 in. (122.2 x 29.5 cm)
Credit Line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A small bird perches on a leafy branch, with dark calligraphic text positioned above it
Detailed Description
A vertical ink painting depicts a sparse natural scene against a light gray background. In the upper left, a column of dark, vertical calligraphic text is present. The text consists of several lines of characters; the first four lines appear to have four characters each, followed by a few smaller characters below. Below and slightly to the right of the text, a slender, gnarled branch extends diagonally upwards and to the right. A small, dark bird with lighter underparts perches on a thinner offshoot of this branch, facing left and slightly downwards, with its tail pointing upwards and its beak pointed slightly down. Further down and to the right, the main branch thickens and is densely covered with numerous dark, oval-shaped leaves, forming a cluster. Several smaller, bare twigs protrude from this leafy section. At the bottom right, the base of the branch appears to emerge from a small, textured mound, possibly rocky or grassy, rendered with dark, expressive brushstrokes. A ground line slopes gently upwards from left to right. The artwork utilizes varying ink washes and brushwork, creating a sense of depth and texture within a limited palette of grays, ranging from almost white to deep black.
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