Rats on a Scholar’s Desk

Nagasawa Rosetsu 長澤蘆雪, ca. 1794–95

Artist

Nagasawa Rosetsu 長澤蘆雪 (Japanese, 1754–1799)

Date

ca. 1794–95

Culture or place

Japan

Medium

Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

Size

Image: 50 3/16 × 16 1/4 in. (127.5 × 41.3 cm) Overall with mounting: 80 3/8 × 22 15/16 in. (204.2 × 58.3 cm) Overall with knobs: 80 3/8 × 25 3/16 in. (204.2 × 64 cm)

Type

Paintings

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed