Untitled
The Met
Artist: Hokuga(Japanese, active early 19th century)
Date: 19th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: Image: 12 13/16 × 22 5/8 in. (32.5 × 57.5 cm) Overall with mounting: 50 1/8 × 28 3/8 in. (127.3 × 72 cm) Overall with knobs: 50 1/8 × 30 9/16 in. (127.3 × 77.6 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
Two figures, one with baskets, another with an umbrella and child, walk in falling snow
Detailed Description
A snowy landscape shows two people walking from left to right. The upper half of the image features a muted brownish-gold sky with faint horizontal lines. Small white dots appear as falling snow across the scene. The lower half is covered in a layer of snow, also in brownish-gold tones, with subtle undulations. In the mid-ground on the left, a snow-covered wooden post stands vertically, with a horizontal rail extending to its right, also covered in snow. Above and to the right of the post, two dark-feathered birds with lighter undersides fly through the falling snow. The figure on the left wears a wide-brimmed straw hat and a shaggy, light-colored cloak or poncho. They carry a long pole across their shoulders, from which two dark, basket-like containers hang, appearing to hold snow-covered contents. They wear dark leggings. The figure on the right walks slightly ahead, holding a large, open pink umbrella over their head. A small child is carried on their back, wrapped in a dark blue garment with white circular patterns. This figure wears a dark blue garment with similar white circular patterns and dark blue leggings. They carry a red bag with white ties in their left hand and a thin, light-colored stick or pole in their right hand, held horizontally. A small, snow-covered mound is visible in the far right foreground.
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