Untitled
The Met
Artist: Shiokawa Bunrin(Japanese, 1808–1877)
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink, color and gold on silk
Dimensions: Image: 37 3/16 × 13 11/16 in. (94.4 × 34.8 cm) Overall with mounting: 74 13/16 × 19 7/16 in. (190 × 49.3 cm) Overall with knobs: 74 13/16 × 21 5/16 in. (190 × 54.2 cm)
Credit Line: Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
Visual Descriptions
AI GeneratedVisual Summary
Brief Description
Dark pot with smoking incense sticks, a white fan, and faint calligraphy on a gradient.
Detailed Description
A soft, vertical gradient background transitions from a very light, almost white gray at the top to a darker, muted gray-brown at the bottom. In the lower half of the image, a dark, rounded pot sits slightly to the right of the vertical center. The pot has a wide mouth and a slightly textured appearance, rendered in shades of dark gray and black. Several thin, dark sticks, likely incense, protrude vertically from the pot. Three of these sticks, towards the top, emit small wisps of light gray smoke that curl upwards. To the left of the pot, a white, closed folding fan lies horizontally on the surface. Its handle points towards the lower left, and its fanned-out portion is a soft, off-white color with subtle folds indicated. To the right of the pot, a thin, dark object, possibly a brush or another stick, lies horizontally. In the lower right corner, faint, dark calligraphic characters are visible.
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