Untitled
The Met
Artist: Shibata Zeshin(Japanese, 1807–1891)
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Album leaf; lacquer on paper
Dimensions: 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (11.4 x 8.9 cm)
Credit Line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Visual Descriptions
AI GeneratedVisual Summary
Brief Description
Various autumn leaves, predominantly red maple, scattered on a light background with a gold border
Detailed Description
The artwork is a vertical rectangular painting framed by a narrow, textured gold border. The central field is a light, creamy beige color. In the upper right portion, a large, five-lobed maple leaf is prominently displayed in a vibrant, deep red. Lighter red lines indicate its veins, radiating from its stem. A small, dark green leaf, also with a lobed shape, is partially visible in the upper left corner, its stem extending towards the large red leaf. On the left side, slightly below the center, there is a vertical column of black calligraphic text, followed by a small, square red seal with illegible characters. Below this text, in the lower left quadrant, a cluster of various leaves is depicted. This includes several smaller red maple leaves, some with visible stems, and a group of delicate, elongated leaves in shades of yellowish-brown. Further to the right, in the lower right quadrant, a single, smaller five-lobed leaf is shown, colored in muted green and light orange hues. The leaves are scattered across the light background.
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