Untitled
The Met
Artist: Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎(Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1760–1849 Tokyo (Edo))
Date: 1846
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: Image: 23 1/4 × 11 7/8 in. (59.1 × 30.2 cm) Overall with mounting: 61 × 19 1/2 in. (154.9 × 49.6 cm) Overall with knobs: 61 × 21 5/16 in. (154.9 × 54.1 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
Red ink depiction of a bearded figure in armor holding a drum, on a scroll with floral borders
Detailed Description
A vertical scroll features a single figure rendered in red ink against a light, unadorned background. The figure, depicted in a three-quarter view, is a muscular, bearded individual. Its face has wide eyes, a furrowed brow, and a prominent, dark beard and mustache. It wears an elaborate, multi-pointed headpiece and what appears to be layered armor or ceremonial clothing, also in shades of red. The clothing includes broad, angular panels around the waist and armored greaves on the legs. The figure holds a large, light-colored drum or similar round object in front of its body with both hands. Its left leg is bent, and the right leg is extended, positioning the figure in a forward-moving stance. In the lower right corner of the main image area, there is a vertical line of handwritten text followed by a square red seal. The central image is framed by decorative borders: a wide, gold-colored border with an intricate floral pattern on the left and right sides, and a narrower green border with a repeating floral motif at the top and bottom, separating the gold from the central image.
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