春日宮曼荼羅図|Kasuga Mandala
The Met
Artist: Unknown
Date: 13th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk
Dimensions: Image: 35 1/2 × 16 3/4 in. (90.2 × 42.5 cm) Overall with mounting: 63 1/2 × 23 1/8 in. (161.3 × 58.7 cm) Overall with knobs: 63 1/2 × 25 1/2 in. (161.3 × 64.8 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Takemitsu Oba, 1993
Visual Descriptions
AI GeneratedVisual Summary
Brief Description
A sprawling temple complex and pagodas in a vast, tree-dotted mountain landscape
Detailed Description
A vertical scroll painting depicts a vast, high-angle landscape rendered in muted, earthy tones of brown, ochre, and dark green. The top section features dark, rounded mountains under a small, pale circular object, possibly a sun or moon. Below the mountains, a large, intricate complex of buildings with multiple dark-roofed structures and courtyards is centrally positioned. The buildings are rendered in dark browns and reds, with some lighter details. Extending downwards from the main complex, the landscape is a broad expanse of brown ground, densely dotted with numerous small, dark green trees or bushes. Several smaller, scattered buildings are visible throughout this mid-ground area. Towards the bottom left of the painting, two multi-tiered pagodas stand, one larger and one smaller, both depicted in muted tones that blend with the surrounding landscape. The entire scene is framed by decorative borders: a narrow, light brown border with repeating floral patterns in red, green, and blue at the top and bottom, and wider, light gray borders with a repeating curvilinear pattern along the sides.
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