Shibata ZeshinJapanese, 1807–1891Lotus Root and Rat
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Lotus Root and Rat” now? Collection: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Unknown.
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
Shibata Zeshin was a successful lacquerer and print designer, as well as a painter. Here he created a simple, yet refined composition, with the tiny figure of the rat on the large lotus root. The animal’s fur is rendered with subtle brushwork, which like the colours and texture of the lotus root, was applied while the paper was still wet.
Rijksmuseum
Details
- Accession number
- AK-RAK-2015-2-1
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
![The Four Accomplishments [left of a pair], Shibata Zeshin, second half 19th century](https://img.artsmia.org/web_objects_cache/118000/400/50/118456/mia_8004065_800.jpg)
![The Four Accomplishments [right of a pair], Shibata Zeshin, second half 19th century](https://img.artsmia.org/web_objects_cache/118000/400/50/118455/mia_8004072_800.jpg)
![Spring [right of a pair of Birds and Flowers in Spring and Autumn], Shibata Zeshin, second half 19th century](https://img.artsmia.org/web_objects_cache/022000/300/50/22350/mia_8018106_800.jpg)
