Untitled
The Met
Artist: Maruyama Ōkyo 円山応挙(Japanese, 1733–1795)
Date: second half 18th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 29 7/8 × 11 7/16 in. (75.9 × 29.1 cm) Overall with mounting: 60 7/16 × 15 1/2 in. (153.5 × 39.4 cm) Overall with knobs: 60 7/16 × 17 15/16 in. (153.5 × 45.6 cm)
Credit Line: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2018
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
An old bearded man and a younger figure seated on a scroll
Detailed Description
The vertically oriented scroll features a central image area of light beige paper, depicting two seated figures at the bottom. On the right, an older man is shown, bald with a long, flowing white beard and mustache. He wears dark, layered robes and holds a curved staff or similar object in his right hand, which rests on the ground beside him. His gaze is directed upwards and to the right, with his mouth slightly open. To his left, a smaller, younger figure is seated, facing towards the older man. This figure wears lighter-colored robes and holds a fan with a dark design in their left hand. A small, light-colored rectangular object lies on the ground in front of the younger figure. The figures are rendered with ink wash, creating shades of grey and black for the robes and outlines. A large, empty space of the light beige paper extends above the figures. In the bottom right corner, below the older man, a red square seal and some faint, dark vertical text are visible. The central image is framed by a narrow, plain gold border, which is then framed by a wider, dark blue-grey fabric border with a repeating pattern of small, light gold circular motifs.
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