源氏物語画帖|The Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari)
The Met
Artist: Shōren'in Sonjun Shinnō|Tosa Mitsusada(Japanese, 1581–1653)
Date: 17th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Set of twenty-four album leaves; ink, color, and gold on paper
Dimensions: 10 3/8 x 9 1/4 in. (26.3 x 23.5 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Mary L. Cassilly, 1894
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Figures indoors and outdoors in a snowy landscape with a body of water and green foliage
Detailed Description
This vertical painting depicts a scene divided into an interior and exterior, framed by gold leaf at the top, bottom, and right edges. The upper left shows an interior room with a dark floor and green matting. A figure lies on a patterned, padded mat, covered by a gray robe with yellow floral patterns. To their left, another figure sits, wearing a light blue and green patterned robe with red trim, their long dark hair flowing. The room features a dark lattice screen and a green bamboo blind. To the upper right, a dark blue body of water with wavy lines suggests ripples. Several green, snow-covered mounds and one reddish-brown object float on the water. The lower half of the painting depicts an outdoor scene with light brown ground covered in patches of white snow. On the lower left, green bushes are dusted with snow. In the lower center and right, four figures are gathered around a large, white, spherical object, resembling a large snowball. One figure sits behind this large snowball, dressed in a white robe. Two figures sit in front of it, one in a light pink and blue patterned robe, and the other in a light blue and green patterned robe, both with long dark hair. To the far right, a fourth figure stands, wearing an orange and brown patterned robe, holding a smaller white snowball in their hands.
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