伊藤若冲筆 月下白梅図|White Plum Blossoms and Moon
1755
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
Image: 55 3/8 × 31 1/4 in. (140.7 × 79.4 cm) Overall with mounting: 8 ft. 5 15/16 in. × 38 7/16 in. (259 × 97.6 cm) Overall with knobs: 8 ft. 5 15/16 in. × 41 1/8 in. (259 × 104.5 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
Accession Number
2015.300.213
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About the Artist
Itō Jakuchū · 1716–1800
Painter and printmaker of the Middle Edo period. He studied the methods of the Kanō School, but soon became dissatisfied and began to turn to the works of the Chinese masters of the Song and Yuan periods for inspiration. He believed the true art of painting lay in the faithful representation of nature, excelling in depictions of plants and animals. His work is distinguished by bright colors, decor...