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 1/8 x 10 3/4 in. (35.9 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
A gray goose with outstretched wings and yellow beak descends against a light, subtly textured background
Detailed Description
This vertical artwork depicts a single bird, likely a goose or duck, in mid-descent against a plain, light background. The bird dominates the upper-center and left areas of the composition, angled downwards and to the left. Its head and long neck are a uniform dark gray, featuring a small white patch below a dark eye. The beak is yellow with a dark tip. Its large wings are spread wide, showcasing dark gray feathers with lighter gray and white accents along the edges and undersides. The left wing extends upwards and to the left, while the right wing stretches downwards and to the right, forming a strong diagonal. The bird's body is a lighter gray, with subtle reddish-brown or pinkish tones on its underside. Its webbed feet, with visible claws, are tucked beneath its body, rendered in shades of brown and orange. The background is a light beige or off-white, with faint, horizontal, wavy brushstrokes in light gray in the lower-left. In the lower right corner, a vertical column of dark, calligraphic text, consisting of two characters, is positioned above a red, square seal with a single character.
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