Bean Vine

Itō Jakuchū

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a large, vertically oriented scroll painting titled "Bean Vine" by Itō Jakuchū. The painting features a brown border around the edges, with a lighter brown inner border. The artwork itself has a beige background. On the right side, a plant with green leaves and a long vine is depicted in shades of gray and black ink. The plant's leaves are mostly green with some gray shading. The vine extends from the bottom right corner to the top right, with some leaves and small clusters of berries. On the left side of the painting, there is a column of black Japanese text written vertically. There are also four red seals, two on either side of the text. The scroll is hanging on a white wall, with a small black ruler or measuring device to the left.