Untitled
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 1/4 x 10 3/8 in. (36.2 x 26.4 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
AI GeneratedVisual Summary
Brief Description
Two children lean over a dark basin, playing in water, a frog leaping in the background
Detailed Description
Two children lean over a dark, round basin filled with water, their hands submerged. The child on the left has dark, full hair and a mouth curved upwards, wearing a light-colored kimono with a subtle floral pattern in grey and white. The child on the right has dark hair with a shaved patch on the crown and looks down at the water, wearing a kimono with horizontal stripes in brown and white. Both children have light skin tones. Ripples are visible in the water where their hands are. In the upper background, a dark-colored frog is shown mid-leap, with a thin, dark line extending from it upwards and to the right. The ground behind the children and the basin is covered with a dense pattern of small, dark green plant-like shapes. Further back, larger, dark, amorphous shapes, possibly rocks or bushes, are visible with sparse, dark foliage. The overall color palette is muted, featuring light skin tones, dark hair, and various shades of grey, brown, and dark green for clothing and background elements. Vertical text is present on the lower right side of the image, reading "空野晴信画".
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