Untitled
The Met
Artist: Matsumura Keibun 松村景文|Rai San’yō 頼山陽(Japanese, 1779–1843)
Date: ca. 1830s
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Pair of hanging scrolls; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: Image (each): 55 × 22 3/8 in. (139.7 × 56.8 cm) Overall with mounting (each): 87 1/2 × 27 5/16 in. (222.3 × 69.4 cm)
Credit Line: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2022
Visual Descriptions
AI GeneratedVisual Summary
Brief Description
Two vertical scrolls, one with pink and white peonies, the other with black calligraphy
Detailed Description
Two vertical scrolls are displayed side-by-side. Both scrolls feature a light yellow-beige background and are framed by a blue border with a subtle patterned design, topped and bottomed with a narrow brown patterned band. The left scroll depicts a flowering plant, likely peonies, with multiple blossoms and green foliage. The plant has slender brown stems that branch upwards from the bottom. Several large, full blossoms are visible, with two prominent white flowers near the bottom center and three pink flowers positioned above them and to the right. The leaves are a vibrant green, clustered around the stems and flowers. A small red square seal is present in the lower left corner of the painted area. The right scroll is filled with vertical lines of black calligraphy. The characters are written in a fluid, cursive style, varying in size and stroke thickness, extending from the top to the bottom of the scroll. Two red square seals are visible within the calligraphy: one positioned approximately halfway down the scroll on the left side of the text, and another smaller one near the bottom right of the text.
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