清 吳山濤 山水圖 扇|Riverscape with moored boats
The Met
Artist: Wu Shantao(Chinese, 1624–after 1710)
Date: late 17th or early 18th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on gold paper
Dimensions: 6 1/4 x 18 5/8 in. (15.9 x 47.3 cm)
Credit Line: John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1913
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Ink wash landscape on a fan: a large mountain, palm-like trees, and small boats on water
Detailed Description
The artwork is an ink wash landscape painted on a fan-shaped surface, which is a golden-brown color with visible radial lines emanating from the bottom center. The scene depicts a mountainous and forested coastline. A large, pointed mountain dominates the upper central and right portions of the composition, rendered with varying shades of dark gray ink wash to suggest its rugged texture and form. To the right of the mountain, and extending into the mid-ground, is a landmass covered with numerous trees. These trees have dark, slender trunks and long, drooping, palm-like leaves, painted with distinct black brushstrokes. Smaller dark dots and strokes suggest ground cover on this landmass. In the lower left and extending towards the center, a body of water is depicted with horizontal ink washes. On this water, several small, dark, rounded shapes, possibly boats or rafts, are arranged in a line. Near these shapes, tiny dark strokes suggest figures. Further to the left, faint, wispy horizontal ink washes indicate distant land or clouds. The overall palette is limited to shades of black and gray ink on the golden-brown background. In the upper right corner, there is a vertical inscription in black ink, consisting of two columns of characters: "實時寫". Below and slightly to the left of this inscription, a small, square red seal is visible.
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