清 佚名 倣石濤 十六羅漢圖 卷|(Copy after) The Sixteen Luohans
The Met
Artist: Shitao (Zhu Ruoji)(Chinese, 1642–1707)
Date: 19th–early 20th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Handscroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: 19 5/8 in. × 20 ft. 9 3/4 in. (49.8 × 634.4 cm)
Credit Line: John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1913
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Five figures, mostly bald adults and one child, in a monochrome landscape with a large tree and rocks
Detailed Description
The monochrome image depicts five figures in a natural setting, rendered with fine lines on a light-toned surface. On the far left, a large, gnarled tree with sparse foliage extends upwards and across the top of the composition. Beneath its branches, two figures are positioned. One is a small, child-like figure with a round face, partially obscured by the tree trunk. Next to this figure, an adult figure with a bald head and robes appears to be seated or kneeling, looking towards the right. In the center, two more adult figures, both bald and wearing robes, are seated on a low, rectangular platform or mat. They face each other, with one figure holding an object in their hands. To the right, a fifth adult figure, also bald and robed, stands next to a prominent, textured rocky outcrop that rises vertically along the right edge of the image. Faint outlines of distant hills and sparse vegetation are visible in the background. The scene is rendered with delicate, detailed line work.
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