旭に群鴉図|Flock of Crows at Dawn
The Met
Artist: Kawanabe Kyōsai 河鍋暁斎(Japanese, 1831–1889)
Date: ca. 1887
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Album leaf; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: 14 3/8 x 10 1/4 in. (36.5 x 26.0 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 gnarled tree with black birds, some flying, above a misty forest and a red sun
Detailed Description
This vertical ink wash painting depicts a landscape dominated by a large, gnarled tree on the right, rendered in varying shades of black and gray. The tree's thick, textured trunk and branches extend across much of the canvas, with delicate, sparse foliage depicted as small clusters of lines. Numerous small, black birds perch on its branches, with several more flying in a loose formation in the upper left corner against a light gray sky. To the lower left, a dense, misty forest emerges from a soft, light gray haze, featuring a variety of tree shapes and heights, also in black and gray washes. A prominent, solid red disc is visible low on the horizon behind the trees in the lower-left quadrant. The overall palette is monochromatic with the exception of the red disc. Vertical text is present in the upper right corner, reading: 怪、吟、霜、画.
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