Untitled
The Met
Artist: Watanabe Seitei(Japanese, 1851–1918)
Date: ca. 1887
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Album leaf; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: 14 1/4 x 10 3/4 in. (36.2 x 27.3 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
Three white egrets on a dark, gnarled branch, with a pale moon and dark hanging shapes
Detailed Description
A vertical image shows three white egrets perched on a dark, gnarled tree branch, set against a light grey background. The branch extends horizontally across the mid-ground, from the left edge to the right edge, featuring a thick, dark trunk and several smaller offshoots. The egrets are clustered on the left side of the branch. Two birds face left, with their heads tucked into their feathers, while the third bird faces right, with its head slightly bowed. Their plumage is white with subtle grey and light brown shading. The bird on the far right has visible dark legs with yellow feet. In the upper right quadrant, a large, pale, circular moon is visible, partially obscured by the tree branch and several dark, thin, hanging elements. These dark, elongated shapes extend downwards from the upper right, overlapping the moon and the branch. In the lower right corner, there are dark, vertical calligraphic characters and a rectangular red seal.
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