Untitled
The Met
Artist: Kenkō Shōkei(Japanese, active ca. 1478–ca. 1523)
Date: late 15th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Paint on paper
Dimensions: Image: 33 3/8 × 12 1/4 in. (84.8 × 31.1 cm) Overall with mounting: 67 1/4 × 17 in. (170.8 × 43.2 cm) Overall with knobs: 67 1/4 × 18 3/4 in. (170.8 × 47.6 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Nathan V. Hammer, 1953
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Ink wash painting of a bird with ruffled head feathers on a gnarled branch, bordered in gold
Detailed Description
A vertical ink wash painting depicts a bird on a branch, framed by decorative gold borders. The central image, rendered on a light beige paper, shows a bird perched on a dark, gnarled branch in the lower half. The bird, facing slightly left and looking downwards, has dark feathers and a prominent crest of ruffled feathers on its head. Its body is rendered with varying shades of gray and black ink, showing texture and visual depth. Thick, dark branches extend from the lower left, with thinner, bare twigs reaching upwards and to the right. The upper portion of the paper is largely empty, a plain light gray background. The central image is bordered by a thin, plain gold strip, which is then surrounded by a wider, patterned gold fabric. This outer border features repeating motifs, possibly floral or cloud-like, in a slightly darker gold against a lighter gold background.
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