Untitled
The Met
Artist: Hasegawa Gyokuho(Japanese, 1822–1879)
Date: 19th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: Overall: 41 x 16 1/8in. (104.1 x 41cm) Overall with mounting: 41 x 21 3/4 in. (104.1 x 55.2 cm) Overall with knobs: 41 x 24 in. (104.1 x 61 cm)
Credit Line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Two small birds among flowering plants on a light background, presented as a hanging scroll
Detailed Description
The image is a vertical painting on a light, unadorned background, framed as a hanging scroll with gold-patterned borders. In the upper left quadrant, a slender branch with elongated, pointed green leaves and clusters of small, delicate pink flowers extends diagonally downwards and to the right. To the right of this branch, a small bird with a dark gray back, white belly, and white markings on its wings is depicted in flight, facing left and slightly downwards, with its beak open. Below this, a larger plant with broad, deeply lobed green leaves and several large, open white flowers with pale pink centers occupies the lower half of the composition. Some flowers are fully bloomed, while others appear as buds. Another small bird, similar in coloration to the first with a dark gray back and white underside, perches on a stem of this lower plant in the bottom left quadrant, facing right. Below this bird, a small inscription of black characters is visible, followed by a red square seal. The overall palette is soft, featuring pale greens, whites, and pinks against the light background, with the dark birds providing contrast.
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