宋？ 佚名 傳宋徽宗 白頭海棠圖 卷|Chinese Bulbuls on Flowering Cherry-Apple
The Met
Artist: Unidentified artist
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Handscroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 11 3/4 in. × 25 in. (29.8 × 63.5 cm)
Credit Line: From the Collection of A. W. Bahr, Purchase, Fletcher Fund, 1947
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Monochrome ink painting of two birds on flowering branches, with red seals on a plain background
Detailed Description
The image is a monochrome ink painting on light brown, aged paper, depicting two birds perched on flowering branches. The overall tone is muted, with shades of grey and black ink against the warm brown background. On the left side, a bird faces downwards and slightly to the right, its head angled towards a branch. Its body is mostly grey with darker markings on its wings and tail feathers, and a lighter underside. A distinct dark patch is visible around its eye, and its beak is pointed. Its long tail extends upwards and to the left. It grips a thin branch with its claws. Towards the center-right, a second bird is perched upright, facing left with its head slightly turned and its beak open. This bird also has a grey body with darker wings and tail, and a lighter chest. A dark band runs from its eye towards the back of its head. It is larger than the left bird and sits on a thicker branch that extends horizontally across the middle of the composition. The branches are sparsely leaved, with small, delicate blossoms appearing in clusters. The leaves are simple, oval shapes, and the flowers have five petals, depicted with light ink washes. The branches weave through the central area of the painting, providing perches for both birds. The background is plain and unadorned. Several red seals are stamped on the paper. Two square seals are in the upper left corner, one above the other. The top seal is rectangular with rounded corners, containing illegible characters. The bottom seal is square, also with illegible characters. In the upper right corner, there is a single square red seal, and in the lower right corner, two more square red seals are stacked vertically. The characters within these seals are also not clearly discernible.
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