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 small birds with brown, white, and blue-grey markings perch on a branch among dark foliage
Detailed Description
This vertically oriented painting features three small birds perched on a thin branch against a light, textured background. The birds are clustered in the upper-middle right of the composition, facing generally towards the right. Each bird displays a brown chest, a white belly, a black cap, and a distinct white stripe above its eye, with blue-grey plumage visible on their backs and wings. Their small dark eyes and pointed beaks are visible. The branch they rest upon is a slender, dark line extending from the left. Above and to the left of the birds, broad, light grey brushstrokes suggest large leaves or foliage, extending from the top and left edges of the frame. Below the birds, a prominent, dark, triangular mass of foliage, rendered with bold, black and dark grey brushstrokes, rises from the bottom center of the artwork. To the right of this dark mass, another lighter grey mass of foliage is depicted. In the lower right corner, vertical lines of black text are present, accompanied by a red square seal.
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