狩野探幽筆 笛吹地蔵図|Jizō Bosatsu Playing a Flute
The Met
Artist: Kano Tan'yū(Japanese, 1602–1674)
Date: mid- 17th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Image: 38 3/4 in. × 15 in. (98.5 × 38.1 cm) Overall with mounting: 80 1/2 × 21 7/16 in. (204.5 × 54.5 cm) Overall with knobs: 80 1/2 × 23 5/8 in. (204.5 × 60 cm)
Credit Line: Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Robed figure in wide hat plays flute, standing on clouds, with circular shape and wavy form.
Detailed Description
The painting features a central figure rendered in light grays and black outlines on a pale background. The figure, positioned slightly left of center, is depicted with their upper body visible, standing on a formation of swirling clouds. They wear a wide-brimmed, conical hat and long, flowing robes with wide sleeves, all outlined in dark lines. The figure's hands are raised, holding a long, thin flute horizontally to their mouth. Behind the figure's upper body is a large, light-colored circular shape, possibly a halo or moon. Above this circle, a lighter, wavy, flame-like or cloud-like form extends upwards towards the top of the painting. The lower portion of the figure's robes and the clouds beneath them are rendered with soft, indistinct edges. On the upper right side of the pale background, there is a vertical column of dark text, below which is a small, circular red seal.
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