春日若宮曼荼羅|Mandala of Wakamiya of Kasuga Shrine (Kasuga wakamiya mandara)
The Met
Artist: Unknown
Date: early 14th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink, color, gold, and cut gold on silk
Dimensions: Image: 29 3/4 in. × 15 in. (75.6 × 38.1 cm) Overall with mounting: 62 1/2 x 20 1/2 in. (158.8 x 52.1 cm) Overall with knobs: 62 1/2 x 22 1/2 in. (158.8 x 57.2 cm)
Credit Line: Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1997, and Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
Visual Descriptions
AI GeneratedVisual Summary
Brief Description
A robed figure sits on a pink lotus within a gold circle, holding a sword
Detailed Description
A seated figure is depicted within a large gold circular outline, set against a solid brown background. The figure is positioned centrally, facing slightly left. The figure's face and hands are light-toned. Dark hair is pulled back, framing a face with narrow eyes, a small mouth, and two small, dark eyebrows. The figure wears layered robes. The outermost robe is muted olive-green or brownish-green, patterned with white and light pink cherry blossoms and small, dark bird-like shapes. A red collar is visible underneath, and a darker, possibly dark blue or black, pleated garment covers the lower body. The figure holds a slender, silver-colored sword with a gold hilt horizontally across the lap, both hands resting on the hilt. The figure sits on a large, multi-layered pink lotus flower. The lotus has numerous petals, lighter pink at the edges and darker pink towards the center, forming a base for the figure. A gold circular outline encompasses the figure and the lotus. The brown background appears slightly textured. A narrow decorative border runs vertically along the left edge, featuring small gold circular motifs on a darker strip.
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