Untitled
The Met
Artist: Shibata Zeshin(Japanese, 1807–1891)
Date: 1868–1912
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Two-panel folding screen; color on silk
Dimensions: 26 3/4 x 69 in. (67.9 x 175.3 cm)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1953
Visual Descriptions
AI GeneratedVisual Summary
Brief Description
Two-panel screen with painted fans and flowering vines on a gold background
Detailed Description
The image displays a two-panel screen, hinged in the center, featuring a painting on a gold-colored background. The screen is bordered by a dark, possibly black, frame, with an inner border of brighter gold. The main painted area of each panel is a muted, slightly textured gold. On the left panel, a large, open folding fan is depicted in the lower-left quadrant. The fan's surface is divided into two sections: a vibrant blue on the left and a light gray or off-white on the right, separated by a diagonal line. The fan's ribs are dark, fanning out from a central pivot point at the bottom. To the right and above the fan, a vine with green leaves and two purple, bell-shaped flowers extends upwards and to the right. Small white flowers are also visible among the leaves. The right panel features three open folding fans. In the lower-left of this panel, a prominent red fan is depicted, similar in size and orientation to the blue fan on the left panel. Its surface is a solid, deep red, with dark ribs fanning out from its base. Behind and slightly to the right of the red fan, a larger, light-colored fan is shown. This fan is predominantly off-white or very pale gray, with a subtle depiction of blue-tinged mountains or clouds along its upper edge. Further to the right and slightly behind these two fans, a smaller, dark-ribbed fan is partially visible, its surface mostly obscured but appearing light-colored. Various green leaves and small white flowers are scattered around the bases of the fans on this panel.
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