Portrait of Momonoi Naoaki
Colors in this work
Details
- Artist
- Tosa Mitsunobu (attributed)
- Date
- 15th century
- Holding institution
- Tokyo National Museum
- Palette
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- Image provider
- wikimedia-commons
- License
- Public domain
- Credit
- Tokyo National Museum
Art Genome Taxonomy
8 tags
Subject Matter
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Individual Portrait Both · 99%
The catalog title identifies the work as a portrait of Momonoi Naoaki, and the image centers on one individualized seated sitter presented in a formal pose.
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Text Visual · 99%
Several vertical columns of black written characters are visibly integrated into the upper area of the composition.
Visual Qualities
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Calligraphic Visual · 96%
The inscription consists of expressive brush-written marks with varied stroke weight and flowing vertical movement.
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Earth Tones Visual · 97%
Ochre and tan dominate the ground, complemented by muted green-gray, brown, black, and red tones.
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Patterns Visual · 94%
Repeated dark motifs decorate the sitter’s robes, and recurring scrolling forms pattern the red textile beneath and behind the figure.
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Symmetrical Visual · 82%
The sitter is centrally positioned, and the broad layered robes create a strongly balanced arrangement around the vertical center, despite asymmetrical branches in the background.
Time Periods
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15th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the work to the 15th century.
Geographic Regions
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Japanese Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog classifies the work as a Japanese painting or print; the image also shows Japanese calligraphy, dress, and pictorial conventions.
Source & rights
Attributed to Tosa Mitsunobu (Inscription by Kaien Bonkaku). The Japanese book "Portrait paintings from the Muromachi period", Nara Prefectural Museum of Art, 2000
High-resolution sources
- Original image ↗ 1,166 × 2,540 · Wikimedia Commons · Availability not yet probed