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 x 10 3/4 in. (35.6 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 dark hawk perches on a pine branch in an ink wash painting against a light background
Detailed Description
A vertical ink wash painting features a large hawk perched on a pine branch, rendered in shades of black, gray, and light brown against a pale, unadorned background. The hawk dominates the left-center of the composition, facing right with its head turned slightly to look towards upper right. Its body is primarily dark gray and black, with lighter feathers on its chest and a distinct white head and neck. Its sharp, hooked beak is dark, and its eyes are small and dark. Its powerful talons grip the thick, gnarled branch that extends diagonally from upper left to lower right. Clusters of dark pine needles are visible on the branch, particularly on the left side near the hawk and extending towards right. The background is a uniform, light gray wash. In the lower left corner, there is a vertical inscription in black ink, followed by two red square seals.
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