Artwork
Untitled
Untitled is an ink painting by the Impressionist artist Kawabata Gyokushō. It dates from 1890 and is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
As a work classified within the still-life genre, the painting focuses on this single animal subject rather than a broader landscape or narrative scene.
Created in 1889, Kawabata Gyokushō's Untitled is an ink-on-silk album leaf that depicts a squirrel. As a work classified within the still-life genre, the painting focuses on this single animal subject rather than a broader landscape or narrative scene. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which holds the piece, identifies the squirrel as the primary figure represented in the composition. The work presents the creature as the central element of the artist's study.
Technique & Style
Created in 1889, this work by Kawabata Gyokushō is an album leaf executed in ink on silk. The piece measures 34.3 cm in height and 27.6 cm in width. It is classified as a still-life painting that depicts a squirrel. The artwork is currently held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
History & Provenance
The album leaf titled Untitled was created by Kawabata Gyokushō in 1889 in Japan. Executed in ink on silk, the work depicts a squirrel and measures 34.3 cm in height by 27.6 cm in width. The piece is currently part of the collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The work is held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, where it is inventoried as 18.67.1.
It was included in the exhibition Painting in the Japanese Mode: Kawabata Gyokushō and the Nanga Tradition held at the museum from 1994 to 1995.
Overview
Created in 1890 by the Japanese artist Kawabata Gyokushō, this small album leaf work presents a quiet observation of two squirrels perched on a stark branch. Rendered in monochrome ink on silk, the composition is minimalist, focusing solely on the animals without any surrounding landscape or decorative elements.
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