狩野探幽筆 神農・夏冬山水図|Portrait of Emperor Shennong
The Met
Artist: Kano Tan'yū(Japanese, 1602–1674)
Date: 1665
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: One from a set of three hanging scrolls; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: 41 1/2 x 18 3/16 in. (105.4 x 46.2 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
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Brief Description
Ink wash painting of a man with a long white beard holding a small spherical object
Detailed Description
A tall, narrow scroll displays an ink wash painting of a man, framed by decorative borders. The outermost borders are a light gold fabric with a subtle, repeating pattern of stylized flowers and foliage. Inside this, a narrower band of light gold fabric displays a geometric lattice pattern. The central painting, rendered in shades of black and grey ink on a light ground, depicts a man from the chest up, positioned slightly to the right of the vertical center. He has a bald head with a dark topknot of hair at the back, prominent white eyebrows, and a long, flowing white beard that reaches his chest. His face shows visible wrinkles. He wears a loose-fitting robe with wide sleeves, outlined in dark ink and filled with lighter washes. His hands are clasped together in front of him, holding a small, light-colored, somewhat spherical object. A vertical column of black characters is visible on the right side of the painting, near the man's shoulder. A monochromatic portrait with delicate brushwork.
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