右都御史筆 麝香猫図|Musk Cat
The Met
Artist: Uto Gyoshi(Japanese, active second half of 16th century)
Date: mid–late 16th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Image: 29 15/16 × 18 5/16 in. (76 × 46.5 cm) Overall with mounting: 66 1/8 × 24 1/8 in. (168 × 61.3 cm) Overall with knobs: 66 1/8 × 25 7/8 in. (168 × 65.8 cm)
Credit Line: Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A bicolored animal looks up at a bird on a drooping branch, with red flowers
Detailed Description
A vertical painting depicts a bicolored animal and a bird amidst flora on a light brown background, framed by a gold patterned border. In the lower center, a medium-sized animal, possibly a weasel or ferret, sits on its haunches, facing left with its head turned upwards. Its fur is dark brown or black on its back, legs, and long bushy tail, contrasting with a white chest, neck, and face. Its eyes are light-colored. In the upper left, a small bird with dark and light plumage is perched on a thin, drooping branch that extends downwards from the top edge. On the right side, a tree trunk rises vertically, with several branches extending horizontally. These branches bear numerous green leaves and several red, multi-petaled flowers, some fully open and some still in bud form. At the bottom of the painting, sparse tufts of green grass are visible on the light brown ground.
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