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 10 7/8 in. (34.3 x 27.6 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
Dark rooster with a large tail and a fluffy white hen in an ink wash painting
Detailed Description
An ink wash painting features two birds, a dark rooster and a white hen, positioned centrally on a light, unadorned background. The rooster on the left is depicted in shades of dark grey and black. It has a prominent, upright black tail with multiple long, curved feathers. Its body is a solid dark grey, and its head, facing left, shows a bright red comb and wattle above and below its beak. Its eye is a small dark dot. Its legs and feet, rendered with fine black lines, are visible beneath its body. To the right of the rooster is a round, fluffy white hen. Its body is almost entirely white, with subtle grey lines suggesting feather texture. Its head, facing slightly forward and to the right, also features a bright red comb and wattle, and a small dark eye. Its legs and feet are visible, similar in style to the rooster's. The background is a plain, light beige or off-white. In the lower right corner, there is a vertical column of dark calligraphic text, accompanied by two red square seals. The overall style uses varying ink washes and fine brushstrokes.
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