竹に栗鼠図|Squirrels on Bamboo and Rock
The Met
Artist: Mochizuki Gyokusen 望月玉川|Yongtian 用田(Japanese, 1794–1852)
Date: 1812
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on silk
Dimensions: Image: 34 in. × 15 1/2 in. (86.4 × 39.4 cm) Overall with mounting: 67 1/4 × 20 in. (170.8 × 50.8 cm) Overall with knobs: 67 1/4 × 21 1/4 in. (170.8 × 54 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 painting of squirrels climbing bamboo stalks and resting on a gourd-like object
Detailed Description
A vertical ink painting on a light, yellowish-beige surface depicts several squirrels amidst bamboo stalks and a large, rounded object. On the right, two thick bamboo stalks rise vertically, with numerous slender shoots and leaves extending from them and into the foreground. Three squirrels cling to the rightmost bamboo stalk: one near the top, another slightly below it, and a third further down. Their fur is rendered with soft, light gray and black ink washes, and they have small, dark eyes. In the lower left, a large, rounded, gourd-like object rests on the ground. A fourth squirrel, with a prominent bushy tail, is perched on top of this object, facing right. More slender bamboo shoots and leaves are depicted around the base of the gourd. The bamboo stalks are painted with varying shades of black ink, showing distinct segments and nodes, while the leaves are sharp, dark brushstrokes. In the upper left corner, vertical characters are written in black ink, followed by a red square mark. The text reads: 文化六年中七月 鈍生周田寫 玉川. The painting is mounted on a scroll with a dark, possibly black, border adorned with intricate gold leaf and vine patterns, and additional gold patterned strips at the very top and bottom edges.
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