Untitled
The Met
Artist: Kenkō Shōkei(Japanese, active ca. 1478–ca. 1523)
Date: late 15th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Paint on paper
Dimensions: Image: 33 3/8 × 12 1/4 in. (84.8 × 31.1 cm) Overall with mounting: 67 1/4 × 17 in. (170.8 × 43.2 cm) Overall with knobs: 67 1/4 × 18 3/4 in. (170.8 × 47.6 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Nathan V. Hammer, 1953
Visual Descriptions
AI GeneratedVisual Summary
Brief Description
Smiling, bald, bearded man with a large belly holding a staff, rendered in ink wash
Detailed Description
The artwork is a vertical scroll, primarily rendered in ink wash on a light gray-brown paper. A golden border with a repeating pattern of stylized fruit and foliage frames the main image on the left, right, and bottom edges. The central figure, a large, bald, and bearded man, dominates the lower two-thirds of the scroll. He is depicted with a wide, open-mouthed smile, revealing teeth, and has small, dark eyes. His face is round, and he has a short, dark beard and mustache. His torso is bare, revealing a prominent, round belly. He wears loose, flowing robes, rendered with broad, dark ink strokes, draped over his shoulders and arms. His left hand, with visible fingers, holds a thin, dark staff that extends diagonally upwards behind his head and shoulder. His right arm is also bent, with the hand partially visible. The lower part of his body and feet are suggested by minimal, dark brushstrokes. The upper third of the scroll is an empty, light gray-brown space.
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