鶏図衝立を見る鶏|Cock Eyeing a Free-standing Screen Painted with Cock, Hen, and Chicks, from Spring Rain Surimono Album (Harusame surimono-jō), vol. 1
1813
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
About the artist
1813
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
鶏図衝立を見る鶏|Cock Eyeing a Free-standing Screen Painted with Cock, Hen, and Chicks, from Spring Rain Surimono Album (Harusame surimono-jō), vol. 1 is a 1813 ink by Yanagawa Shigenobu, a Romanticism work, depicting Rooster, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This album page shows two small ink-and-color scenes on light paper. On the left, a squid and shell sit next to a red-lined box with Japanese text. On the right, a rooster with fluffy tail feathers stands near a wooden screen. The screen’s painted scene shows a rooster, hen, and chicks in a bamboo grove. The rooster’s proud stance and bold colors make it stand out. The text around the images is handwritten in Japanese, likely poetry or notes. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists create shading with lines.
