Ōtsu-e of a Youth Holding Irises (Yarō)
Colors in this work
Details
- Artist
- Unknown artist
- Date
- 17th century
- Dimensions
- Image: 24 7/16 x 8 11/16 in. (62 x 22 cm) Overall: 57 x 15 1/8in. (144.8 x 38.4 cm)
- Origin
- Japan
- Department
- Asian Art
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Palette
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- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975
Art Genome Taxonomy
9 tags
Subject Matter
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Human Figure Both · 99%
The image presents a single human figure, and the catalog subject heading is “Men”; the title identifies the figure as a youth.
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Flora Both · 93%
Irises are named in the catalog title, and the figure visibly holds long slender plant-like forms, although their details are obscured by surface wear.
Visual Qualities
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Dark Colors Visual · 97%
The pictorial field is predominantly brown, umber, and near-black, with subdued cream, red, and blue accents.
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Patterns Visual · 90%
The youth’s garments and the upper and lower decorative bands contain repeated ornamental motifs and patterned areas.
Medium and Techniques
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Hanging Scroll Metadata · 100%
The catalog classifies the object as a hanging scroll.
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Painting Both · 100%
The work is cataloged under Paintings and is visibly composed as a painted image.
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Work on Paper Metadata · 100%
The catalog records the medium as ink and color on paper.
Time Periods
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17th Century Art Metadata · 100%
The catalog dates the work to the 17th century, 1600–1699.
Geographic Regions
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Japanese Art Metadata · 100%
The catalog gives Japan as the place of origin.
Source & rights
Unknown artist. Ōtsu-e of a Youth Holding Irises (Yarō). The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
High-resolution sources
- Original image ↗ 1,941 × 4,000 · Metropolitan Museum Of Art · Available