蟹図［表］ 牡丹図［裏］大衝立|Crabs and Peonies
Object type: Screen
Department: Asian Art
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist: Itō Jakuchū 伊藤若冲
Artist bio: Japanese, 1716–1800
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: mid-18th century, before 1766
Medium: Double-sided freestanding screen (tsuitate); ink and gold on paper
Dimensions: Image (each): 51 3/4 × 55 1/8 in. (131.5 × 140 cm)
Overall with frame and feet: H. 58 in. (147.3 cm); W. 62 in. (157.5 cm); D. 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit line: Purchase, The Vincent Astor Foundation Gift, 2022
Accession year: 2022
Tags: Crabs|Peonies