雪兎図|Painting the Eyes on a Snow Rabbit
The Met
Artist: Isoda Koryūsai(Japanese, 1735–ca. 1790)
Date: ca. 1780
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: Image: 23 3/4 in. × 16 in. (60.3 × 40.6 cm) Overall with mounting: 62 1/4 in. × 23 in. (158.1 × 58.4 cm) Overall with knobs: 62 1/4 × 24 3/4 in. (158.1 × 62.9 cm)
Credit Line: Charles Stewart Smith Collection, Gift of Mrs. Charles Stewart Smith, Charles Stewart Smith Jr., and Howard Caswell Smith, in memory of Charles Stewart Smith, 1914
Visual Descriptions
AI GeneratedVisual Summary
Brief Description
Two women and a child with white spheres indoors, a snowy landscape visible through an opening
Detailed Description
The image depicts an indoor scene with three figures, two women and a child, set against a backdrop of a snowy outdoor landscape visible through an open section of a wall. The interior floor is a light green tatami mat. On the left, a woman kneels on the mat, facing right. She wears a striped kimono in shades of blue and grey with a dark obi featuring red and green floral patterns. Her dark hair is styled in a bun, and she wears a small, dark, possibly gold-rimmed hat. With her right hand, she holds a thin brush or tool, seemingly shaping a white, spherical object on a dark tray held by the child. To her left, on the mat, is a small red rectangular box with a black interior. In the center, a young child stands, facing left, holding a dark, rectangular tray with both hands. On the tray are two white, spherical objects, one of which the kneeling woman is working on. The child wears a bright red kimono with subtle patterns. Their head is bald or closely shaven. To the right, a taller woman stands, facing left, looking down towards the kneeling woman and child. She wears a long, flowing green kimono with a red and white striped obi. The green kimono has subtle blue floral patterns near the hem. Her dark hair is styled similarly to the kneeling woman's, with a small dark hat. She holds a white, fan-like object with a long handle in her right hand, which hangs down by her side. Behind the figures, to the left, a large opening reveals a winter scene. Snow-covered rocks and bamboo shoots are visible, with a light grey sky above. The snow is depicted with white and light grey tones, contrasting with the darker bamboo. The right side of the background shows a plain light brown wall with a grid-like pattern near the top, possibly a shoji screen. A small, dark, vertical inscription is visible on the lower right side of the plain wall.
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