Poppies

Kitagawa Sōsetsu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A vertical painting of poppies against a tan background. The painting has a thin black border with a thicker gold decorative border at the top and bottom. The poppies are clustered together in the center with green leaves. The flowers are mostly white with some red ones. The white poppies have 4-5 petals that are rounded at the tip with several stamens in the center; a few have a red petal on one side. The red poppies have 4-5 rounded petals with several stamens in the center. The dark green leaves are mostly rounded at the tip with 5-7 lobes; some have lighter green veins. The background is a mottled tan color. A small red seal stamp is on the right side.