Untitled
The Met
Artist: Shibata Zeshin(Japanese, 1807–1891)
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Album leaf; brown and gold lacquer on silver paper
Dimensions: 3 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. (8.9 x 12.1 cm)
Credit Line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Two reddish birds fly near a dark, jagged landform against a silver background with golden lines
Detailed Description
The artwork is a vertical rectangular composition featuring a dark, jagged landform on the left and a textured silver background on the right. The landform, which occupies roughly the left third of the image, is rendered in shades of golden-brown and dark brown, with a rough, almost feathery texture and irregular, pointed edges that extend towards the center. Fine, wispy lines of light golden-yellow extend from the edges of this landform, curving upwards and to the right, against the silver background. The right two-thirds of the image is dominated by a mottled silver-gray surface, which has a slightly reflective, textured appearance. Two small birds are depicted against this silver expanse. The upper bird, positioned in the upper right quadrant, is reddish-orange with dark, pointed wings, appearing to be in mid-flight or descending. The lower bird, located in the lower right quadrant, is also reddish-orange with dark wings, depicted in a similar posture, slightly below and to the right of the upper bird. In the lower left corner, on the golden-brown landform, there is a vertical column of black calligraphic text, followed by a square red seal at its base.
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