Swallows
1698
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1698
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Swallows is a 1698 unspecified by Yamaguchi Sekkei, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows two birds perched on a simple line that looks like a branch or pole. One bird is sitting still, facing left, while the other is mid-flight below, wings spread wide. The background is mostly blank, with just a few brushstrokes suggesting a nest with eggs and a faint outline of a boat. The artist used loose, quick strokes to show movement in the flying bird, while the perched bird is drawn with sharper details. The colors are mostly black ink on a light, neutral background. Next, look up *Yamaguchi Sekkei*.
Yamaguchi Sekkei (Japanese: 山口雪渓) also known as Yamaguchi Sōsetsu (山口宗雪) (1644/48, Kyoto - 22 October 1732, Kyoto) was a Japanese artist of the middle Edo period. He sometimes went under the names Baian (梅庵) or Hakuin (白隠).
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