Three figures heating sake over a maple-leaf fire, ink and color on silk

Ink and soft color on silk show three robed figures gathered around a small fire beneath a tripod and pot. One figure stands tilting a cup while two crouch nearby, with a maple branch bearing red leaves at the left edge. Wide empty silk surrounds the scene.

Artist

Kikuchi Yosai 菊池容斎 (1788-1878)

Date

19th century

Medium

Ink and color on silk

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

1920 × 1549 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art