Grapevine in the Wind

Colors in this work

Artist: Unidentified artist
Date: 16th century
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on silk
Dimensions: Image: 34 1/2 in. × 19 in. (87.6 × 48.3 cm) Overall with mounting: 77 × 24 1/2 in. (195.6 × 62.2 cm) Overall with knobs: 77 × 27 in. (195.6 × 68.6 cm)
Origin: Korea
Department: Asian Art
Holding institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Palette: Aged Bronze Brown · Brown family · #72562E · 62%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #855C17 · 11%

Sooted Timber · Brown family · #553D20 · 7%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #9F7B3D · 5%

Lampblack · Black family · #010001 · 4%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #675C30 · 3%

Golden Bole · Yellow family · #BE9A5B · 3%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #8A6B41 · 3%

Ochre Kiln · Orange family · #A46E0F · 1%

Lampblack · Black family · #050200 · <1%

Sooted Timber · Brown family · #412E17 · <1%

Raw Walnut · Brown family · #5D4F3F · <1%

Lampblack · Black family · #000105 · <1%

Laurel Cloth · Green family · #5C643F · <1%

Vine Charcoal · Gray family · #484037 · <1%

Vine Charcoal · Gray family · #415250 · <1%

Vine Charcoal · Gray family · #454F58 · <1%

Sooted Timber · Brown family · #4D3734 · <1%

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Image provider: metropolitan-museum-of-art
License: CC0-1.0
Credit: Purchase, The Dillon Fund Gift and Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 1994

8 tags

Flora Both · 99%

Clusters of grapes, vine leaves, and curling stems are clearly visible, and the museum catalog lists the subject as “Grapes.”

Dynamism Visual · 88%

Broad, sweeping branches, curved stems, and curling tendrils create pronounced directional movement across the image.
Irregular Linear Forms Visual · 90%

The composition is defined by irregular hand-painted stems, tendrils, and contours rather than regular geometric forms.
Sparse Visual · 80%

The grapevines are distributed across a large, relatively unpainted ground, leaving substantial open space between branches and clusters.

Hanging Scroll Both · 99%

The work is presented in a tall scroll format, and the catalog classifies it as a hanging scroll with ink on silk.
Painting Metadata · 99%

The museum classifies the object as a painting.

16th Century Art Metadata · 99%

The museum dates the work to the 16th century, with a date range of 1500–1599.

Unidentified artist. Grapevine in the Wind. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.