柴田是真筆籠・菅笠図|Flower Baskets and Farmer's Hat
The Met
Artist: Shibata Zeshin(Japanese, 1807–1891)
Date: ca. 1880s
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Album leaf; lacquer, ink, and silver leaf on paper
Dimensions: 4 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. (12.1 x 8.9 cm)
Credit Line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Two baskets of golden grain, a woven hat on a pole, dark background, flying birds
Detailed Description
A dark, mottled background appears metallic or aged, displaying subtle variations in tone. Two large, round, reddish-brown woven baskets are positioned diagonally, with one in the upper right and the other in the lower left. Both baskets are filled with a voluminous, golden-orange, spiky material, resembling harvested grain or straw. In the center of the image, slightly below the horizontal midpoint, is a smaller, round, light brown woven object, possibly a hat, with dark lines and a small red knot-like detail on its surface. A long, thin, reddish-brown pole extends from the upper right basket, passing behind the central woven object, and continues towards the lower left basket, though its full length is not visible. In the upper left corner, a flock of small, dark, bird-like shapes flies in a loose V-formation. In the lower right corner, several vertical dark characters are visible, followed by a rectangular red seal. The overall palette consists of dark grays, reddish-browns, golden-oranges, and touches of red and black.
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