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 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 bird with an open beak perches on a leafy branch, rendered in dark ink
Detailed Description
A monochromatic ink painting shows a bird perched on a slender, dark branch, with its beak open. The bird is positioned slightly to the left of the vertical center, facing left with its head tilted upwards. Its head and upper back are rendered in darker ink, while its chest and belly are lighter. Its wings are dark, and a long, dark tail extends upwards and to the right. The bird's dark legs grip the thin branch, which extends from the upper left corner downwards towards the bottom center. Sparse, dark leaves are visible on this branch near the top left. Another thicker, gnarled branch with more prominent dark leaves extends from the lower right corner, curving upwards and left. The background is a plain, light-colored surface with a subtle texture. In the upper right corner, dark calligraphic characters are visible, below which are two square red seals. To the far right, several vertical, dark, bamboo-like stalks are depicted.
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