酒井抱一筆 柿図屏風|Persimmon Tree
The Met
Artist: Sakai Hōitsu(Japanese, 1761–1828)
Date: 1816
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Two-panel folding screen; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Image: 56 9/16 × 56 5/8 in. (143.7 × 143.8 cm) Overall: 64 1/8 in. × 64 in. (162.9 × 162.6 cm)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1957
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Gnarled tree branch with reddish-orange fruits, green leaves, and tall grasses against a light background
Detailed Description
The artwork is a two-panel composition. Each panel is framed by a thin gold border, which is then surrounded by a wider dark red-brown border. A prominent tree trunk originates from the lower left corner, rising vertically before curving to the right and branching out across both panels. The trunk is dark brown with lighter highlights, suggesting a gnarled texture. Several branches extend from the main trunk, adorned with clusters of round, reddish-orange fruits and scattered dark green leaves. Approximately six fruits are visible, mostly concentrated on the lower right branch, with one fruit higher up on the right panel. At the base of the tree on the left panel, a gently undulating green ground line is depicted. From this ground, several tall, slender stalks of grass with delicate white, feathery tops rise upwards, reaching about halfway up the left panel. Smaller green plants are also visible on the green ground and sparsely on the light background near the bottom edge. On the lower left side of the left panel, to the left of the tree trunk, a vertical inscription of black characters is present, accompanied by a circular red seal below the text. The majority of the background is a uniform, pale yellowish-beige.
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