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Title

Portrait of a lady under a willow

Artist

India, Andhra Pradesh, Golconda School

Physical Description

The lady stands against a bright green background with only a hint of physical setting. There are some ground lines at her feet with springs of red flowers and a simple stylized willow tree that curves around the figure. She stands with her body turning towards her right with her head in profile. She lifts a flower up in her right hand and hangs her left arms down past her waste. She wears tight lavender colored trousers with a diaphanous skirt covering them with a gold and colored brocaded scarf hanging down the center. Her breasts appear bare, but actually the blouse is also sheer, with a darker color at the shoulders and below her breasts. She wears gold brocade slippers and wide bracelets with black pompoms and rings, necklaces, earrings and a scarf hangs from her shoulders. A gold turban with a black aigrette crowns her. The portrait is framed with some gold and black lines and placed on a simple, buff colored border. An inscription in nastaliq‘ script is above the painting.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1760

Accession Number

1970/2.80

Medium and Support

opaque watercolor and gold on paper

relevance

rank 16.08026

Primary Keywords

farmers

figures

portraits

standing

tree

trees

willow trees

woman

Title

Cicada on a Willow Branch

Artist

Zhang Wendao (Chang Wen-tao)

Physical Description

A cicada perches on a willow branch.

Artist Life Dates

1764-1814

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1805

Accession Number

1981/2.132A

Medium and Support

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

relevance

rank 15.46541

Primary Keywords

cicadas

insects

plants

willow trees

Title

One of a pair of six-fold screens

Artist

Attributed Kanô Tan'yû

Physical Description

These panels represent six of the twelve months. The panels each have calligraphy and a red seal in one corner. In each panel there is a bird and a type of plant, which are suggestive of particular months. On the top left panel there is bamboo, the bow of the boat with a small lamp attached to it, and a type of water fowl. In the bottom middle panel is a blooming sakura tree and a pheasant. In the bottom left panel is blue and white wisteria ans small sparrows. In the bottom right panel there is a willow slowly coming back to life after winter over a thatched building.

Artist Life Dates

(Kyoto, 1604 - 1674, Edo)

Century

19th century?

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1965/1.179

Medium and Support

ink and light color on paper, one of pair of Six fold screens

relevance

rank 14.42043

Primary Keywords

autumn

bamboo

boats

chickens

cranes (birds)

crows

ducks

flowers (plants)

houses

japanese painting styles

mountains

pheasants

rivers

screens (furniture)

spring

summer

trees

willow trees

winter

wisteria