Artwork preview

Red and White Poppies

Tawaraya Sōtatsu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a vertical scroll painting titled "Red and White Poppies" by Tawaraya Sōtatsu. The painting features a beige background with a green and blue border. Inside the border, there are red and white poppies with green stems and leaves. The flowers are depicted in various stages of bloom. The scroll has a brown top and bottom section. Two blue and green cords hang from the top section. The scroll has gold accents at the bottom corners. The background behind the scroll is plain and off-white.

Artwork details

Date:
17th century
Medium:
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
202 × 625 px
Museum record:
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