Untitled
The Met
Artist: Kawanabe Kyōsai 河鍋暁斎(Japanese, 1831–1889)
Date: March 1888
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Album leaf; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: 14 1/4 x 10 7/8 in. (36.2 x 27.6 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 grey-furred monkey curls around its pink-faced baby on rocky ground, with trees and rock.
Detailed Description
A vertical painting depicts a large, grey-furred monkey curled around a smaller, pink-faced baby monkey. The adult monkey is positioned in the center, facing left with its eyes closed, its face, ears, and hands a reddish-pink. Its fur is rendered with fine, light grey brushstrokes, creating a soft, textured appearance. The baby monkey is nestled against the adult's chest, also curled up, with a small pink face visible. They rest on a dark, rocky ground, depicted with jagged, dark grey and black brushstrokes. To the left and behind the monkeys, several trees with delicate, dark green foliage and thin, light brown branches rise against a warm, light beige background. The ground beneath these trees is also dark and rocky. To the right, a large, dark grey and black rock formation with jagged, irregular edges extends vertically from the bottom to the top of the frame, partially obscuring the background. In the upper right corner, vertical black text is visible, followed by a square red seal. The overall color palette is dominated by shades of grey, black, reddish-pink, light beige, and dark green.
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