磯田湖竜斎筆 花魁と禿の初詣図|Courtesan and Two Attendants on New Year's Day
The Met
Artist: Isoda Koryūsai(Japanese, 1735–ca. 1790)
Date: ca. 1780s
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink, color and gold on paper
Dimensions: Image: 33 11/16 × 13 11/16 in. (85.6 × 34.7 cm)
Credit Line: Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
Visual Descriptions
AI GeneratedVisual Summary
Brief Description
A tall scroll painting showing a woman and two children in patterned robes under a pine tree
Detailed Description
The image is a vertical scroll painting with a light tan background, framed by a green border with a repeating floral pattern. At the top and bottom of the central image area, there are horizontal bands of a darker tan with green floral motifs. In the center, a tall woman stands facing slightly right, looking down towards the two smaller figures beside her. She wears a long, flowing robe with a light gray-blue base color, adorned with scattered pink cherry blossoms and dark fan shapes. Her wide obi (sash) is a rich red with gold circular patterns. Her hair is styled in a dark, elaborate updo. She holds a small, dark object in her hands, which are positioned near her chest. To her left, a child stands facing her, wearing a similar patterned robe in lighter shades of gray-blue and pink, with a red obi. This child holds a small, light-colored object. To the woman's right, another child stands facing her, also in a patterned robe of gray-blue and pink, with a red obi, and appears to be holding a small, light object. Both children have dark hair styled in updos. To the left of the figures, a tall pine tree with dark green needles and some lighter, almost white tips extends upwards, its branches reaching towards the top of the scroll. The tree trunk is visible at the bottom left, wrapped with a light brown band. A small red rectangular seal is visible in the bottom right corner of the central image area.
Generated by gemini-2.5-flash
