Artwork
鈴木松年筆 老松図屏風|Aged Pines
鈴木松年筆 老松図屏風|Aged Pines is an ink painting by the Impressionist artist Suzuki Shōnen 鈴木松年. It dates from 1883 and is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Aged Pines is a pair of six-panel folding screens created by Suzuki Shōnen in 1883, featuring a landscape in ink on gold-leaf.
About this work
Overview
Aged Pines is a pair of six-panel folding screens created by Suzuki Shōnen in 1883, featuring a landscape in ink on gold-leaf.
Subject & Meaning
The screens depict two tall pine trees with twisted branches and sharp needles, set against a pale, warm background with faint distant mountains. The trees' gnarled trunks and detailed branches convey a sense of age and strength.
Technique & Style
The use of ink on gold-leaf gives the painting a rare, shiny quality, making it appear to glow from behind. Thick, dark ink lines define the trees, contrasting with the soft background.
History & Provenance
The screens are now held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Artist & collection
Artist
Suzuki Shōnen painted delicate ink paintings on silk and gold screens in late 19th-century Japan.
