牡丹に唐獅子図絵馬 「奉掛絵馬慶 安二年三月廿五日」|Ema (Votive Painting) of Chinese Lion and Peony Tree
The Met
Artist: Unknown
Date: 1649
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Ink and color on wood
Dimensions: 16 15/16 x 21 3/4 in. (43 x 55.3 cm)
Credit Line: The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A painted wooden plaque with a green, lion-like creature, orange mane, surrounded by text and foliage
Detailed Description
A rectangular wooden plaque, oriented horizontally, is painted with a central green, lion-like creature. The creature faces left in profile, with its mouth open, revealing sharp white teeth. Its body is primarily green with lighter green spots, and it has a prominent orange mane around its head, a bushy orange tail, and orange tufts around its ankles. Its eyes are red with black pupils, and its snout is also red. Above the creature, a dark brown branch extends from the left, with several large, stylized orange leaves and a single orange, round fruit hanging from it. The background of the plaque is painted a textured white, showing the wood grain beneath. Numerous black characters, likely script, are painted vertically and horizontally across the white background, surrounding the creature and foliage. A dark, twisted string is attached to the top center of the plaque.
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