Untitled
The Met
Artist: Katsushika Hokusai(Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1760–1849 Tokyo (Edo))
Date: dated 1790
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: Image: 33 3/4 × 12 5/16 in. (85.8 × 31.3 cm) Overall with mounting: 67 5/16 × 12 5/16 in. (171 × 31.3 cm) Overall with knobs: 67 5/16 × 19 1/8 in. (171 × 48.5 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
A woman spins thread, a child kneels, three birds fly, all within an ornate border
Detailed Description
A vertical painting depicts a scene against a plain, light greenish-yellow background. In the lower half, a woman is seated on a low, light-colored stool, facing towards the left side of the frame. She wears a dark greenish-blue robe with a dark sash and has her hair pulled back and styled upwards. Her head is slightly bowed as she focuses on her hands, which are engaged with a tall, light brown wooden device that holds a spool of white thread. To the left of the woman, a small child kneels on the ground, facing away from the viewer, dressed in a red garment adorned with a lighter red floral pattern. A small pile of dark, thin strands, possibly reeds or straw, lies on the ground between the woman and child. Above the figures, in the upper half of the painting, three dark birds are depicted in flight, with two closer together and one slightly higher and to the right. Red characters and a seal are visible in the lower right corner of the main painting area. The central image is framed by a wide, ornate border featuring a repeating pattern of stylized flowers and foliage in gold, green, blue, and white against a dark green background.
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