猿を襲う鷲図|Eagle Attacking a Monkey
The Met
Artist: Kawanabe Kyōsai 河鍋暁斎(Japanese, 1831–1889)
Date: 1885
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Image: 65 1/2 × 32 7/8 in. (166.4 × 83.5 cm) Overall with mounting: 111 1/2 in. × 43 3/8 in. (283.2 × 110.2 cm) Overall with knobs: 111 1/2 in. × 47 3/4 in. (283.2 × 121.3 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 large, dark bird with spread wings and extended talons above a light, swirling mass
Detailed Description
The artwork is a vertical scroll painting featuring a large bird of prey against a plain, light brown background. The bird dominates the lower half of the composition, depicted in a downward-swooping pose. Its wings are spread wide, showing individual feathers rendered in varying shades of dark grey and black, with lighter grey on the undersides. The bird's body is dark, while its head and neck are a lighter grey, almost white, with a sharp, hooked beak and a visible eye. Its talons, rendered in white with dark claws, are extended forward and downward, grasping or reaching towards an indistinct, lighter-toned mass below it. This mass is rendered with soft, swirling brushstrokes in light grey, suggesting clouds or a turbulent surface. The bird's legs are dark and feathered. In the lower left corner, there is a vertical inscription in black ink, followed by a square red seal. The background is otherwise unadorned, a uniform light brown, with faint horizontal lines visible in the upper portion.
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