Artwork preview

Monk at Calligraphy from Sketch Album

Kawanabe Kyōsai

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image shows a painting of three men. The man on the left sits at a low table with a long, flat object on it. He wears a black robe and a headband. The man on the right kneels and wears a blue robe. A third man lies on his stomach on the floor. The painting is done in black, gray, and blue ink on beige paper. The paper appears to be old and worn. There are some red accents on the sleeves of the man on the left and on one character on the right. There are several lines of Japanese characters written vertically on the right side of the painting. The painting depicts a scene of calligraphy.

Artwork details

Dimensions:
900 × 718 px
Museum record:
View original
Palette