枝に小禽図, Bird on a Branch, Muromachi period (1392–1573), early 16th century, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Image: 9 5/16 × 10 13/16 in. (23.7 × 27.5 cm), Paintings, Unkei Eii (Japanese, active first half of the 16th century), Inscribed by Daiko Shōkaku (Japanese, died 1535), This small painting perfectly encapsulates both the spirit and style of Zen ink compositions of the late medieval period in the style of Sesshū Tōyō (1420–1506). Monochrome and effectively utilizing blank space, the work features dry and spontaneous brushwork that captures the moment a small bird (a titmouse) has alighted on a wizened branch
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枝に小禽図, Bird, Branch, Muromachi period, 1392–1573, early 16th century, Japan, Hanging scroll, ink, paper, Image, 9 5/16, 10 13/16, 23.7, 27.5 cm, Paintings, Unkei Eii, Japanese, active first half of the, Inscribed by Daiko Shōkaku, died, 1535, small, painting, perfectly, encapsulates, spirit, style, Zen ink, compositions, late medieval, period, Sesshū Tōyō, 1420–1506, Monochrome, effectively utilizing, blank, space, work features, dry, spontaneous brushwork, captures, moment, small bird, titmouse, alighted, wizened branch
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