Untitled
The Met
Artist: Kano Tan'yū(Japanese, 1602–1674)
Date: ca. 1650
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Album leaf; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: 10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.6 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
An ink painting shows a squirrel clinging to a bamboo branch, with leaves on a light background
Detailed Description
This ink painting features a squirrel and bamboo on a light brown, unadorned background. In the upper left quadrant, a thick, dark bamboo branch extends diagonally downwards and to the right. Several elongated, dark bamboo leaves are attached to this branch, some overlapping. Below this main branch, in the lower left, are more dark bamboo leaves, along with a vertical line of dark calligraphic characters and a small, square red seal beneath them. In the lower right quadrant, a squirrel is depicted with light gray and black ink strokes, creating the appearance of soft fur. Its bushy tail curls upwards and to the left. The squirrel clings to a thinner, dark bamboo shoot or branch that extends diagonally upwards from the lower right. Its head is turned towards the right, and it appears to be holding a small, dark twig or shoot with its front paws. The figures are rendered in varying shades of black ink against the plain, light background.
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