雲溪永怡筆 太虛祥廓賛 枝に小禽図|Bird on a Branch
The Met
Artist: Daiko Shōkaku|Unkei Eii(Japanese, died 1535)
Date: early 16th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 9 5/16 × 10 13/16 in. (23.7 × 27.5 cm) Overall with mounting: 45 7/16 × 16 1/8 in. (115.4 × 41 cm) Overall with knobs: 45 7/16 × 17 15/16 in. (115.4 × 45.5 cm)
Credit Line: Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A small bird perched on a thin branch, with vertical calligraphy and multiple red seal impressions
Detailed Description
A rectangular composition on light-colored paper is framed by a narrow gold border and a wider teal-green border. A small bird is perched slightly left of center on a thin, dark branch that extends diagonally from the upper right towards the lower left. The bird faces left and downwards, displaying a dark head, lighter chest, and dark wings, with its tail pointing towards the lower left. Above and to the right of the bird, a thicker, darker branch extends from the right edge, curving downwards and left. Faint suggestions of other branches or foliage appear above it. The background is a light, off-white, with subtle, lighter ink washes in the upper left suggesting a distant, hazy landscape. On the right side of the central panel, several vertical lines of dark, brush-drawn characters are present. Below these characters, in the lower right, are multiple red seal impressions. One prominent rectangular impression features dark characters on a red background, and another, more irregular red impression is positioned above and to its left. In the upper left quadrant, a single rectangular red impression with dark characters is visible.
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