Untitled
The Met
Artist: Sakai Hōitsu(Japanese, 1761–1828)
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: Image: 47 x 19 in. (119.4 x 48.3 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015
Visual Descriptions
AI GeneratedVisual Summary
Brief Description
A dark bird on a light bank, with a log, a basket, and a green hill of flowers
Detailed Description
The artwork depicts a light brown background with a patterned border. The upper half is largely blank, a plain light brown. In the middle, a dark grey bird with its head tilted upwards stands on a light beige surface, which has subtle horizontal lines. To the bird's left, a thick, dark grey, curved log or branch extends horizontally. To its right, a small, dark, woven basket-like object rests on the same light beige surface, with a thin, curved green line extending upwards and to the left from it, and a wisp of grey smoke rising from behind it. The lower section features a large, curved, light green hill or bank occupying the lower left. Along the upper edge of this green area, a cluster of small white and red flowers with green leaves is depicted. To the left of the flowers, on the green surface, there is black text and a red circular seal. The entire image is framed by a brown border with repeating light-colored floral patterns.
Generated by gemini-2.5-flash
