Wagtails, early 16th century, Kenkō Shōkei, Japanese, active before 1478–ca. 1523, 15 1/16 × 22 3/4 in. ( × cm) (image)47 3/4 × 28 5/8 in. ( × cm) (mount, without roller), Ink on paper, Japan, 16th century, Kenkō Shōkei was both a Zen priest and a highly skilled ink painter who spent most of his career at the major Zen monastery Kenchōji in the city of Kamakura. Here he depicted a pair of wagtails on branches in strikingly contrasting poses. One stares down to the right as if aiming at some prey, while the other stands straight with a glance to the left.

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