石川豊信筆 文を読む遊女図|Courtesan Reading a Letter
The Met
Artist: Ishikawa Toyonobu(Japanese, 1711–1785)
Date: mid-18th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Image: 32 7/8 × 8 9/16 in. (83.5 × 21.7 cm) Overall with mounting: 67 1/2 × 12 11/16 in. (171.5 × 32.2 cm) Overall with knobs: 67 1/2 × 14 5/16 in. (171.5 × 36.4 cm)
Credit Line: Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
Visual Descriptions
AI GeneratedVisual Summary
Brief Description
A woman in a kimono reads a scroll by candlelight in a room with a wall hanging
Detailed Description
A vertical painting depicts a woman seated on the floor in an interior setting, framed by a wide, dark blue border patterned with gold fans and shell-like motifs. The room features light-colored walls and a light-colored floor with dark grid lines. On the right side, a dark grid-patterned screen or door is visible. In the lower center, a woman sits facing left, reading a long, light-colored scroll held open in her hands. She wears a kimono with a red lower half and a white upper half, adorned with a subtle pattern. Her dark hair is styled in an elaborate bun. To her left, a tall, slender black candle stand holds a lit white candle. Further left, a small, rectangular, dark-colored box with a red lid sits on the floor. On the wall behind the woman, a large vertical scroll hangs. It features a white animal, possibly a horse or deer, drawn in profile facing left, positioned below several columns of dark characters. The wall scroll has a light background with a blue and red border.
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