月岡芳年筆 「月百姿 石山の月」|Murasaki Shikibu at Ishiyamadera Temple, based on the print “The Moon at Ishiyama,” from the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi: Ishiyama no tsuki)
The Met
Artist: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi(Japanese, 1839–1892)
Date: ca. 1892
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: Image: 41 1/4 × 16 in. (104.8 × 40.6 cm) Overall with mounting: 80 1/4 × 21 1/4 in. (203.8 × 54 cm) Overall with knobs: 80 1/4 × 23 1/4 in. (203.8 × 59.1 cm)
Credit Line: Purchase, Ryo Toyonaga and Alvin E. Friedman-Kien Gift, 2019
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A figure on a veranda gazes at a full moon and hanging lantern above mountains
Detailed Description
This vertical scroll features a central painted image framed by decorative fabric sections. The top and bottom sections of the scroll are a light blue fabric patterned with small, repeating gold floral motifs. The central painting depicts a nighttime scene with a figure seated on a veranda, looking out towards a mountainous landscape. The figure, positioned in the lower right, has long dark hair and wears a white garment beneath a purple outer robe adorned with subtle floral patterns, and an orange undergarment. They are seated on a dark floor, facing left, with their back partially to a large, dark vertical pillar on the right side of the composition. A low railing extends from the pillar towards the left, and a small, light-colored table is visible near the figure. Beyond the veranda, a series of jagged, mist-shrouded mountains rise, rendered in shades of grey and green. Above the mountains, a full, pale moon is visible in the light green-grey sky, alongside a dark, multi-tiered lantern suspended by a string. The overall color palette is muted, featuring soft greens, greys, browns, and the deeper tones of the figure's attire.
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