Untitled
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 5/8 × 32 3/4 in. (166.7 × 83.2 cm) Overall with mounting: 111 3/4 in. × 42 1/2 in. (283.8 × 108 cm) Overall with knobs: 111 3/4 in. × 47 3/4 in. (283.8 × 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 white bird with an open beak perches on a gnarled tree, a striped animal climbs above
Detailed Description
The image depicts a large white bird perched on a gnarled tree trunk against a light tan background. The bird, positioned in the lower center, faces left with its head turned to the right, its dark beak open. It has dark markings around its eyes and its white feathers are rendered with subtle shading. Its talons firmly grip the textured, dark brown and black ink-washed tree trunk. This gnarled trunk extends from the bottom right corner upwards along the right side of the composition. In the upper right section of the tree trunk, a small, striped, squirrel-like animal is depicted climbing downwards, looking towards the bird. Sparse bamboo leaves, rendered in dark ink wash, are visible in the upper left and lower left areas of the painting. On the left side, near the bird's body, there is a vertical column of black text accompanied by a square red seal.
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