Flowers and Goldfish

Flowers and Goldfish

Sō Shizan

Colors in this work

Details
Artist
Sō Shizan
Date
18th century
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
Image: 36 1/4 × 13 5/8 in. (92.1 × 34.6 cm) Overall with mounting: 65 1/2 × 19 3/4 in. (166.4 × 50.2 cm) Overall with knobs: 65 1/2 × 22 1/2 in. (166.4 × 57.2 cm)
Origin
Japan
Department
Asian Art
Holding institution
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Palette

Select a color to find related artworks.

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

10 tags

Subject Matter

  • Flora Both · 99%

    Flowering branches and numerous blossoms are prominent throughout the image, and the museum catalog lists Flowers as a subject.

  • Animals Both · 99%

    Three fish are visibly depicted in the basin; the catalog lists Fish as a subject and the title identifies them as goldfish.

Visual Qualities

  • Highly Detailed Visual · 97%

    Blossoms, leaves, fish, tree bark, tassels, and ornamental details are rendered with sustained fine descriptive detail.

  • Patterns Visual · 95%

    Repeated floral motifs are visible in the mountings, while the blue-and-gold hanging object and stand contain extensive repeated ornamental patterning.

  • Earth Tones Visual · 94%

    The composition is dominated by a warm tan ground and muted ocher, brown, green, pink, and red tones, with limited blue accents.

  • Curvilinear Forms Visual · 94%

    Branches, stems, petals, tassels, and the elaborate hanging object are built from prominently flowing and rounded contours.

Medium and Techniques

  • Painting Metadata · 100%

    The work is cataloged under the classification Paintings.

  • Hanging Scroll Metadata · 100%

    The museum catalog identifies the object as a hanging scroll and gives its medium as ink and color on silk.

Time Periods

  • 18th Century Art Metadata · 99%

    The catalog dates the work to the 18th century.

Geographic Regions

  • Japanese Art Metadata · 99%

    The catalog identifies Japan as the place of origin and describes the artist as Japanese.

Source & rights

Sō Shizan. Flowers and Goldfish. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

High-resolution sources

Catalog record ↗ Image source ↗ Image license ↗ Image-use terms ↗

Related

Loading related artworks…