鯉図|Carp
The Met
Artist: Nagasawa Rosetsu 長澤蘆雪(Japanese, 1754–1799)
Date: probably early 19th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 37 9/16 × 10 15/16 in. (95.4 × 27.8 cm) Overall with mounting: 68 13/16 × 11 15/16 in. (174.8 × 30.4 cm) Overall with knobs: 68 13/16 × 13 3/4 in. (174.8 × 35 cm)
Credit Line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A dark gray fish leaps from water, surrounded by ripples, on a light background
Detailed Description
A vertical scroll painting features a single dark gray fish leaping from water against a light beige background. The scroll has wide purple borders with a repeating gold wave-like pattern, framed by thin gold inner borders. The central image shows the fish positioned slightly below the vertical center, with its head angled upwards and slightly to the left. Its body is rendered in varying shades of dark gray, with visible scales and fins spread as if in motion. The fish's mouth is open, revealing small barbels, and its large, dark, round eye is prominent. Around the fish, light gray, fluid lines suggest splashing water and ripples, particularly beneath and to the sides of its body. The upper portion of the scroll is largely empty, providing a vast, unadorned space above the fish. In the lower left corner, a small vertical inscription in dark ink is visible, followed by a rectangular red seal.
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