Untitled
The Met
Artist: Kawabata Gyokushō(Japanese, 1842–1913)
Date: 1887–92
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Album leaf; silk
Dimensions: 13 1/2 x 11 in. (34.3 x 27.9 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
Two ink wash ducks, one facing forward, one turned away, on a light ground
Detailed Description
A vertical ink wash painting on a light, textured paper depicts two ducks in shades of gray and black. The background is a pale, almost white tone, with subtle, lighter gray washes around the ducks and faint ripple lines on the right side. In the foreground, slightly to the left of center, one duck is positioned with its back to the viewer. Its body is rendered in broad strokes of dark gray, with darker black feathers visible on its tail and the tips of its wings. Its head is turned to the right, revealing a dark black head, a white eye with a black pupil, and a dark beak. Behind and slightly to the right of this duck, the second duck faces forward, looking directly out from the painting. Its body is a lighter gray, with delicate, darker gray markings indicating feather patterns. Its head is also light gray, featuring a dark eye and a long, light-colored beak. In the lower left corner, black calligraphic text, which reads '玉章', is present, followed by two small, square red seals. The entire artwork is framed by a narrow, light gold-colored border.
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