柳鷺図 (Ryūro zu)|Heron and Willow
The Met
Artist: Sesshū Tōyō 雪舟等楊(Japanese, 1420–1506)
Date: 18th–19th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 39 1/4 × 16 1/8 in. (99.7 × 41 cm) 71 1/4 × 21 in. (181 × 53.3 cm) Overall with mounting: 71 1/4 × 22 1/8 in. × 1 in. (diam. of knob) (181 × 56.2 × 2.5 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
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Brief Description
A small bird with a crest perches on a thick, gnarled branch, rendered in black ink
Detailed Description
A small, dark-feathered bird with a pointed beak and a crest of feathers on its head perches in the lower-left-center of a vertical composition. The bird faces left, its body angled slightly downwards, with thin, dark legs gripping a thick, gnarled branch. The branch extends diagonally upwards from the lower-left towards the upper-right, rendered with varying shades of black ink that suggest texture and depth. To the far right, a few thin, vertical lines, also in black ink, extend downwards from the top edge, resembling slender reeds or leaves. The background is a uniform, light, off-white color, providing a stark contrast to the dark ink elements. A small, square red seal with black characters is visible in the lower right corner of the painted area, near the base of the vertical lines. The central painted area is framed by a gold-colored border with a subtle patterned texture on the left and right sides, and a plain gold border at the top and bottom.
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