Untitled
The Met
Artist: Kakondō(Japanese, active 1716–36)
Date: early 18th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink, color and gold on paper
Dimensions: Image: 31 1/8 × 15 13/16 in. (79 × 40.2 cm) Overall with mounting: 51 3/16 × 19 5/16 in. (130 × 49 cm) Overall with knobs: 51 3/16 × 21 1/4 in. (130 × 54 cm)
Credit Line: Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Two women and a child under a pine and flowering plum tree, with butterflies on a decorative border
Detailed Description
A vertical painting depicts two women and a child in an outdoor setting. The central figure is a tall woman standing slightly to the right of the center, facing left with her head turned towards a smaller woman and child. She wears a light blue kimono with gold floral patterns, a dark obi, and a red lining visible at the sleeves and hem. Her hair is styled up with dark ornaments. Her right hand is extended towards the smaller woman. To her left, a smaller woman kneels or sits on a raised platform, holding the hand of a young child who stands in front of her. The smaller woman wears a light green kimono with a white and green geometric pattern on the lower half, and red lining. The child, standing between the two women, wears a light green kimono with a floral pattern. Both the smaller woman and child have their hair styled up. Behind the figures, a large green pine tree with thick needles extends across the upper left and center of the painting. Intertwined with the pine branches are branches of a flowering plum tree, bearing numerous small red blossoms. The ground beneath the figures is a light tan color, with faint horizontal lines suggesting wooden planks. In the lower left, a small green basket with a red handle and a few small objects sits on a green mat. The painting has a decorative border. The left border is a vertical strip with white cherry blossoms on a light green background. The right border is a gold-flecked tan strip with several white and blue butterflies scattered vertically. The top border is a horizontal strip with white cherry blossoms. In the upper right, there is a vertical column of black text with two red seals. The text reads: "村澤雪園" and "雪園".
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