岩に鴉図|Crow on a Rock
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 dark bird with a raised wing perched on a textured form, with bamboo leaves
Detailed Description
A vertically oriented ink painting features a large, dark bird positioned slightly left of center. The bird, rendered in various shades of black and dark gray ink, is depicted with its head turned to the left, its eye visible as a small, light circle. Its body is robust, with visible feather details created by varying brushstrokes. One wing is distinctly raised, extending towards the upper left corner of the composition. The bird is perched on a dark, textured form that resembles a rock or a gnarled tree trunk, located in the lower central portion of the image. To the upper right, a cluster of dark, elongated bamboo leaves extends downwards, while a few more leaves are visible near the bird's feet on the lower left. The background is a light, unadorned surface. In the bottom left corner, there is vertical text in dark ink, followed by a red square seal with illegible characters.
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