伝鳥居清重筆 朝比奈義秀図|The Warrior Asahina Yoshihide Lifting a Puppet of a Courtesan on a Go Board
The Met
Artist: Torii Kiyoshige(Japanese, active ca. 1716–1759)
Date: mid-18th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink, color and gold on paper
Dimensions: Image: 30 in. × 7 15/16 in. (76.2 × 20.1 cm) Overall with mounting: 65 3/16 × 12 11/16 in. (165.5 × 32.2 cm) Overall with knobs: 65 3/16 × 14 7/8 in. (165.5 × 37.8 cm)
Credit Line: Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A woman on a platform held by a strongman, with a child clinging to his leg, on a scroll
Detailed Description
This vertical scroll painting features three figures arranged vertically on a plain, light brown background. The scroll itself has a dark brown fabric border with a subtle floral pattern, and narrow light blue patterned bands at the top and bottom of the central panel. At the top, a woman stands on a raised yellow platform with red accents. She wears a red and black kimono adorned with orange and white patterns, and her dark hair is styled upwards with decorative pins. She holds a long, thin pipe in her right hand and a small green bowl in her left, looking slightly downward and to her right. Below her, a large, muscular man supports the platform with both hands, his arms flexed. He has a bare, robust torso, a prominent belly, and a short, dark beard. He wears a dark green and blue patterned garment around his lower body, and his face shows a strained expression. A small child, dressed in a white and pink checkered kimono, clings to the man's left leg, with their face turned towards the viewer. To the left of the man and child, vertical Japanese script is visible, accompanied by a red seal at the bottom.
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