Untitled
The Met
Artist: Nishiyama Kan'ei(Japanese, 1834–1897)
Date: 19th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: Image: 13 1/8 × 32 1/8 in. (33.4 × 81.6 cm) Overall with mounting: 51 × 33 1/8 in. (129.5 × 84.2 cm) Overall with knobs: 51 × 35 5/16 in. (129.5 × 89.7 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 horizontal scroll depicting a procession of various insects carrying an object among plants and flowers
Detailed Description
The artwork is a horizontal scroll featuring a central painted panel on a light, cream-colored background. Above and below this panel are decorative borders: a narrow brown band with small, light green floral motifs, flanked by wider sections of a light, off-white fabric with a grid pattern of thin blue lines. The main scene unfolds across the central panel, depicting a long procession of insects moving generally from left to right. On the far left, several green grasshopper-like insects walk in a line. As the procession continues towards the center, more diverse insects appear, including mantises, crickets, and smaller beetle-like creatures. Many of these insects are green or brown, with some having lighter undersides. In the middle of the procession, a group of insects carries a small, dark, rectangular object adorned with red ties. Throughout the scene, various plants and flowers emerge from the ground line. On the left, tall, slender green stems with small leaves and a yellow flower are visible, along with a pinkish-red flower. Further right, a blue flower with a yellow center and several stalks of grass or reeds are depicted. The insects interact with these plants, some walking past them, others seemingly climbing on them. Towards the right, the procession continues with more grasshoppers, moths, and other small insects. On the far right, a vertical column of two characters and a red seal are visible.
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