Untitled
The Met
Artist: Sakai Hōitsu(Japanese, 1761–1828)
Date: 18th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Fan mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Image: 8 11/16 × 17 11/16 in. (22 × 45 cm) Overall with mounting: 46 1/8 × 20 13/16 in. (117.2 × 52.8 cm) Overall with knobs: 46 1/8 × 22 11/16 in. (117.2 × 57.6 cm)
Credit Line: Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Fan-shaped painting with white blossoms, reddish-brown leaves, dark ink wash, black calligraphy, and a red seal
Detailed Description
The artwork presents a fan-shaped painting centrally placed on a light yellow rectangular mat. This mat is bordered by a dark green strip adorned with repeating gold floral patterns, which is then framed by an outer light blue border featuring a continuous wave-like design. The fan painting itself is off-white and has a thin gold rim along its curved upper and right edges. On the right side of the fan, a branch extends horizontally, bearing several clusters of white blossoms with subtle green centers and small green stems. Interspersed among the blossoms are several broad, reddish-brown leaves. To the left of the branch, dark gray and black ink wash creates an abstract, textured area. Below this ink wash, a vertical column of black calligraphic characters is visible, ending with a small, square red seal at the bottom left of the fan.
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