「天満宮」 渡唐天神図|“Tenmangū,” Sugawara no Michizane as Tenjin Traveling to China
The Met
Artist: Sengai Gibon(Japanese, 1750–1837)
Date: early 19th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 17 3/16 × 15 1/16 in. (43.7 × 38.3 cm) Overall with knobs: 50 × 17 13/16 in. (127 × 45.2 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
An ink painting depicts a stout figure with a dark hat, a vertical staff, and calligraphic text
Detailed Description
This vertical scroll features a minimalist ink painting of a single figure on a light, unadorned background. The central figure is rendered with broad black ink strokes, creating a stout, rounded form. The figure wears a dark, stacked hat on its head, with lighter, vertical strokes suggesting a face or beard beneath. A wide, dark, circular collar or neck opening defines the upper body, which is a large, rounded shape. From behind the figure's head, a thin, dark vertical line extends upwards, suggesting a staff or bundle. On the left side of the figure, several vertical lines of black calligraphic text are visible, with a small, square red seal positioned below them. The artwork is framed by a narrow, brown decorative border at the top and bottom, featuring repeating gold floral or abstract patterns and thin blue curved lines. These inner borders are further framed by wider, plain light-yellow borders on all four sides.
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