南宋 夏珪 山市晴嵐圖 冊頁|Mountain Market, Clearing Mist
The Met
Artist: Xia Gui(Chinese, active ca. 1195–1230)
Date: early 13th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Album leaf; ink on silk
Dimensions: 9 3/4 x 8 3/8 in. (24.8 x 21.3 cm)
Credit Line: John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1913
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Brief Description
Ink wash painting depicting misty mountains, dense trees, and small structures nestled in a valley
Detailed Description
An ink wash painting on light brown paper depicts a mountainous landscape shrouded in mist. In the upper right, a large, craggy mountain peak rises, its textured surfaces rendered with dark ink washes, partially obscured by a lighter, hazy area. To its left, in the mid-ground, faint, slender peaks emerge from a thick horizontal band of mist that stretches across the painting. The lower half of the composition features a series of rolling hills and rocky outcrops, densely covered with trees. These trees are depicted with dark ink, showing individual leaves and branches, particularly prominent on the left and center. In the center-left foreground, several small, simple structures with peaked roofs are nestled among the trees on a hillside, appearing like small houses or huts. Dark, angular rock formations define the very bottom edge of the painting. On the far right, a vertical strip of lighter brown paper is attached, containing vertical text in dark ink that reads: "南宋夏圭". The overall color palette consists of various shades of dark grey and black ink on the warm, light brown background of the paper.
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