叭々鳥図屏風|Mynah Birds
The Met
Artist: Unidentified artist
Date: early 17th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold on paper
Dimensions: Image (each): 61 in. × 11 ft. 10 1/8 in. (155 × 361 cm)
Credit Line: Purchase, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Foundation and Anonymous Gifts, 2013
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Numerous dark birds, some flying, others gathered on the ground, across six vertical panels
Detailed Description
This horizontal, multi-panel artwork, likely a screen, is divided into six vertical sections. The background is a muted, light golden-beige, with subtle horizontal streaks of lighter and darker tones that suggest an open sky or expansive space. Numerous birds, rendered in dark gray and black ink washes, populate the scene. The birds are depicted in two main states: flying and standing on the ground. In the upper half of the panels, groups of birds are shown in various flight postures, with wings spread or partially folded. They are scattered across the upper sections, moving in different directions, some appearing to ascend, others to descend. In the lower half of the panels, larger groups of birds are gathered on the ground. These birds are mostly standing or huddled together, some facing left, some right, and some looking forward. Their forms are more rounded and compact compared to the flying birds. The arrangement shows active flying birds above and more static ground-dwelling birds below. The panels are framed by a thin, dark blue border featuring a repeating pattern of small, light-colored dots.
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