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Visiting a Friend in Autumn

Okada Beisanjin

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a painting of a mountainous landscape. The painting depicts a tall, pointed mountain in the background with several smaller mountains in front of it. The mountains are covered with trees and have some snow on them. There are also trees in the foreground, some of which have sparse leaves. The painting is done in shades of black, white, gray and brown. The painting has a beige border with a thin red line around the edge. There is vertical writing on the top left side of the painting in black and a red stamp. The painting appears to be done on scroll paper. The title of the painting is "Visiting a Friend in Autumn" and the artist is Okada Beisanjin.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1810s
Medium:
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
185 × 623 px
Museum record:
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