Untitled
The Met
Artist: Miyagawa Chōshun(Japanese, 1683–1753)
Date: 18th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: 24 7/8 x 10 11/16 in. (63.2 x 27.1 cm)
Credit Line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Two figures, an adult adjusting hair and a child, under flowering branches on a dark background
Detailed Description
A vertical, monochromatic painting depicts two figures under flowering branches against a dark background. In the upper left and extending towards the center, several dark, gnarled branches are covered with clusters of small, light-colored blossoms. Below these branches, slightly right of center, a larger figure is seated on a light-colored, angular platform or bench. This figure faces slightly left, shown from the waist up with their legs extending to the lower right. They wear a dark, loose-fitting robe with a lighter sash tied around the waist. Both hands are raised to the top of their head, appearing to adjust their dark hair. Their face is light-toned. To the left of the seated figure, a smaller figure stands, facing the seated figure. This figure is depicted full-body, wearing a dark, patterned robe with a large, light-colored bow tied at the back. Their dark hair is styled in a bun on top of their head. The background is a uniform dark tone, with a faint suggestion of a tree trunk on the far left behind the standing figure. A small vertical line of text is visible in the lower left corner of the artwork.
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