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Mandarin Duck

1500s

Sesson Shūkei 雪村周継

(Japanese, c. 1492–c. 1577)
Culture
Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)
Medium
hanging scroll; ink on paper
Measurements
Painting only: 30 x 41.4 cm (11 13/16 x 16 5/16 in.); Including mounting: 110 x 58.4 cm (43 5/16 x 23 in.)
Credit Line
The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith 1985.246
Public Domain
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Location
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Description

In this painting, the artist depicted a scene of a solitary duck floating by reeds in a subtle arrangement of dry and wet, light and dark ink tones which conveys the tranquility of the moment.
A horizontally oriented tan paper is painted with gray and black ink washes depicting a mandarin duck floating on water. The duck turns its head back over its body, and curved ink lines suggest ripples in the water around it. Sweeping brushstrokes form tall reeds that arch from our left. In the lower left corner sits a signature in black ink reading Sesson under a square, red seal reading Shūkei.

Mandarin Duck

1500s

Sesson Shūkei

(Japanese, c. 1492–c. 1577)
Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)

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