松村景文筆 頼山陽書 梅図衝立屏風|Plum Blossoms
The Met
Artist: Matsumura Keibun 松村景文|Rai San’yō 頼山陽(Japanese, 1779–1843)
Date: ca. 1823
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Freestanding screen (tsuitate); ink on paper
Dimensions: H. (incl. stand) 57 in. (144.8 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A standing screen with a gnarled tree branch and buds on a gold background, dark wood frame
Detailed Description
A rectangular standing screen is depicted against a plain gray background. The screen consists of a large upper panel and a smaller horizontal lower panel, both enclosed by a dark brown wooden frame. The upper panel features a painting on a gold-colored surface. A thick, gnarled tree branch, painted in dark brown and black tones, extends diagonally from the lower left towards the upper right. Numerous small, dark buds are visible along its thinner branches. In the upper left, a few thin, vertical dark lines are faintly visible. In the lower right corner of the gold panel, a small red rectangular seal is present, accompanied by a few dark, vertical characters. The lower horizontal panel is made of a lighter brown wood and features four decorative cutouts. These cutouts are evenly spaced and resemble diamond shapes with circular centers, connected by a thin dark line. The screen stands on two dark brown wooden feet, one on each side, extending outwards from the bottom of the frame.
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