Portrait of Botanka Shohaku
牡丹花肖柏像（重要文化財、東京国立博物館蔵）
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Details
- Artist
- Unknown artist
- Date
- 1527
- Holding institution
- Tokyo National Museum
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- Image provider
- wikimedia-commons
- License
- Public domain
- Credit
- Tokyo National Museum
Art Genome Taxonomy
9 tags
Subject Matter
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Individual Portrait Both · 99%
The canonical title identifies the work as a portrait, and the image visibly centers on a single seated sitter.
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Human Figure Visual · 99%
A single human figure is shown seated and occupying the lower portion of the composition.
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Text Visual · 99%
Numerous vertical columns of handwritten characters are visibly arranged across the upper half of the image.
Visual Qualities
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Earth Tones Visual · 94%
The composition is dominated by subdued browns and ochres, with muted green and red accents.
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Contour Line Visual · 94%
Delicate dark outlines define the sitter’s face, beard, garments, fan, and patterned accessories.
Medium and Techniques
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East Asian Calligraphy Visual · 93%
The inscription consists of vertically arranged, brush-written East Asian characters.
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Hanging Scroll Visual · 91%
The artwork has a tall, narrow vertical format consistent with a hanging scroll.
Time Periods
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16th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the work to 1527, placing it in the sixteenth century.
Geographic Regions
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Japanese Art Both · 97%
The metadata classifies the work as Japanese, and the image presents Japanese portrait conventions with an East Asian inscription in a vertical scroll-like format.
Source & rights
Unknown authorUnknown author. ColBase
High-resolution sources
- Original image ↗ 1,489 × 2,952 · Wikimedia Commons · Availability not yet probed