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Title

Scholar's Winter Retreat

Artist

Gai Qi (Kai Ch'i)

Physical Description

A scholar sits in a relaxed posture at his desk looking at cut plum blossoms in a white vase; before him is an empty sheet of paper and ink stone, and by his side an attendant is boiling water for tea. A crane tucks her head and leg to keep herself warm in the cold winter air. The scholar seems to be contemplating a subject to be drawn or written, perhaps related to the flowers.

Artist Life Dates

(1774 - 1829)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1820

Accession Number

1981/2.133

Medium and Support

fan mounted as an album leaf, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 31.52380

Primary Keywords

crane

fan (costume accessory)

fan-shaped

ink

kettle

plumb blossoms

scholar

table (support furniture)

Title

Saga brocade obi with woven designs of poetry-inscribed fans

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Light mauve silk with appliqued Saga brocade patches of gold fans with calligraphic poetry on them. The calligraphy has been brushed on paper with gold flecks (sunago). which is the weft of the Saga brocade; brown silk thread is the warp. Partially backed with a different silk, a taupe with deliberately knotted weft; reamainder backed with plain-weave taupe silk.

Century

mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

1940s-1950s

Accession Number

2005/1.335

Medium and Support

silk with appliquéd Saga brocade patches

relevance

rank 28.41395

Primary Keywords

fan (costume accessory)

kimono

obi

Title

Black haori with scattered fan designs in yûzen (paste-resist painting), surihaku (metallic foil appliqué), embroidery, and appliquéd Saga brocade

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Black plain weave silk with hand painted, embroidered, and appliquéd designs. Lining with hand-painted peaches, melons and other fruits on white silk with bokashi dye toward pink at sleeve ends and lower edge of back. Single crest on the back of paired oak leaves (kashiwa) embroidered in brown and gold thread

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1960s-1970s

Accession Number

2005/1.349

Medium and Support

black silk with hand painted and appliquéd designs

relevance

rank 28.10828

Primary Keywords

appliquè

brocade

fan (costume accessory)

kimono

Title

Hirado Ware Mizusashi blue-and-white water covered jar with design of Chinese sages

Artist

Artist Unknown Hirado ware, Japan

Physical Description

This white porcelain jar has the design of six Chinese sages and an attendant boy with blue underglaze in delicate brushwork. One sage is reading a book, while another is listening. The attendant boy is standing next to the sage with a book. Other four sages are looking at a long hand scroll. Some sages hold staffs on their hands. One sage has a string instrument. The jar has a broad shoulder and an inverted mouth, where the lid is placed. The knob of the lid is in a shape of a reclining boy (unpainted), surrounded by books, hanging scrolls, a cane, and a fan, which are painted with blue underglaze. It also has a shallow foot.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2006/2.51A&B

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting

relevance

rank 26.40400

Primary Keywords

books

boy

fan (costume accessory)

literati (painters)

scroll paintings

staff (walking stick)