Untitled
The Met
Artist: Tawaraya Sōtatsu|Takeuchi Toshiharu(Japanese, ca. 1570–ca. 1640)
Date: ca. 1634
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Poem card (shikishi) mounted as a hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on paper
Dimensions: Image: 9 11/16 × 8 3/16 in. (24.6 × 20.8 cm) Overall with mounting: 49 5/16 × 16 11/16 in. (125.3 × 42.4 cm) Overall with knobs: 49 5/16 × 18 3/8 in. (125.3 × 46.7 cm)
Credit Line: Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Three figures and a horse in a gold and green landscape with calligraphic text
Detailed Description
A stylized landscape depicts three figures and a horse. A shimmering gold background fills the central painted area, with undulating, rounded forms in shades of green and dark blue or brown appearing below it. In the upper left, a figure walks uphill, facing right, wearing a dark garment and a dark cap, and carrying a large, rectangular, strapped pack on their back. In the lower left, a brown horse stands, facing right, with its head slightly lowered, adorned with a red and green saddle or blanket. Standing beside the horse, slightly behind it, is another figure wearing a white garment and a dark, tall hat, holding the horse's reins. In the center right, a third figure stands, facing left, appearing to look towards the horse and its attendant. This figure wears an elaborate, dark blue or black patterned robe with wide sleeves and a tall, dark, cylindrical hat. Black calligraphic text is visible in the upper right portion of the gold background, consisting of several vertical lines of characters. The figures and landscape elements are outlined in dark lines, and colors are applied in flat areas.
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