Untitled
The Met
Artist: Shikitei Sanba|Utagawa Toyokuni I(Japanese, 1776–1822)
Date: ca. 1795
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: 34 3/4 x 10 1/2 in. (88.3 x 26.7 cm)
Credit Line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Two women, one with a lantern, stand below calligraphic text on a vertical scroll
Detailed Description
This vertical scroll painting depicts two women and calligraphic text on a light brown background, framed by a patterned border. The two women are positioned in the lower half of the composition. The woman on the right is taller, facing left with her head tilted downwards. She wears a dark, possibly black, outer robe with a visible red lining at the bottom, and an inner garment of light brown or beige patterned fabric. Her dark hair is styled in an elaborate updo, adorned with a red ornament. Her skin is light. The woman on the left is slightly shorter and positioned behind and to the left of the first woman. She faces right, looking up towards the taller woman. She wears a white garment with a dark floral or geometric pattern, and a green lower garment. She holds a white paper lantern with a dark zigzag pattern and a circular emblem in its center. Her dark hair is also styled in an updo, and her skin is light. Above the figures, in the upper half of the painting, is a section of black calligraphic text arranged diagonally from the top right towards the bottom left. The background is a plain, light brown or tan color. The central painting is bordered by a thin gold strip, which is then surrounded by a wider greenish-gray fabric border featuring a repeating circular floral or geometric pattern.
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