Artwork
Untitled
Untitled is an ink painting by the Baroque artist Suga Mitsusada. It dates from 1772 and is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
The work depicts a landscape scene featuring a man and a flower. As a hanging scroll created in 1772 by Suga Mitsusada, the composition integrates these elements within a natural setting, presenting a male figure alongside floral motifs, characteristic of the landscape genre in which it is classified.
Technique & Style
Created in 1772 by Suga Mitsusada, this landscape painting is executed as a hanging scroll in ink and color on a silk support. The composition depicts a man alongside floral elements. The work measures 101.6 cm in height and 30.9 cm in width. It was produced in Japan and is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
History & Provenance
The sources do not provide further details regarding the chain of ownership or commission history prior to its acquisition by the museum.
Untitled by Suga Mitsusada was created in 1772, as recorded in both the internal catalogue entry and the Wikidata record. The work is a hanging scroll executed in ink and color on silk, produced in Japan. It is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession number 14.76.47.
The sources do not provide further details regarding the chain of ownership or commission history prior to its acquisition by the museum.
Context
Suga Mitsusada's Untitled (1772) is a hanging scroll painted in ink and color on silk that portrays a man alongside a flower, situating it within the Japanese landscape genre of the Edo period. Produced in Japan, it entered the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where it is accessioned as 14.76.47. Its dimensions are 101.6 × 30.9 cm. The available sources record its medium, dimensions, and museum holding but provide no detail on its ownership history before the museum.
Overview
Created in 1772, this hanging scroll by Suga Mitsusada presents a solitary figure in a tranquil setting. Rendered on silk with ink and color, the composition centers on a kneeling man in a dark robe beside a slender bamboo stalk bearing pink blossoms, his hands resting on a low table and his expression composed.
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