武蔵野図屏風|The Plains of Musashi
The Met
Artist: Unknown
Date: 17th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Six-panel folding screen; ink, color, gold, silver, and gold leaf on paper
Dimensions: Image: 60 1/16 in. × 11 ft. 8 in. (152.6 × 355.6 cm) Overall: 66 1/4 in. × 12 ft. 6 3/4 in. (168.3 × 382.9 cm)
Credit Line: Purchase, Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke Foundation Gift, 1967
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A large dark circle behind green reeds and distant hills under a gold sky with flying birds
Detailed Description
A landscape is depicted across six vertical panels, dominated by a textured gold background. The upper two-thirds of the image are a shimmering gold. Along the bottom third, a dense field of green reeds or tall grass extends across the entire width of the panels. Individual blades are rendered with fine, dark lines over a solid green base, creating a sense of depth and movement. In the left-center, a large, dark blue-gray circular form emerges from behind the reeds, its lower portion obscured. This prominent circle occupies a significant portion of the central panels. To the right of the large circle, and extending across the middle panels, are several irregular, undulating shapes in a lighter brown-gold hue, resembling distant hills or landforms, also partially hidden by the foreground grass. These shapes have soft, organic contours. In the upper right corner, three small, dark, bird-like figures are depicted in flight against the gold background, arranged in a diagonal line. The overall composition features strong horizontal and vertical elements.
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