清 佚名 清明上河圖 卷|Spring Festival on the River
The Met
Artist: Unidentified artist
Date: 18th century?
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Handscroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: 11 3/4 in. x 33 ft. (29.8 x 1004.6 cm)
Credit Line: From the Collection of A. W. Bahr, Purchase, Fletcher Fund, 1947
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A wide painting of a river landscape with many people, boats, buildings, and trees
Detailed Description
A wide, horizontal painting depicts a landscape scene. A broad, light brown river runs horizontally through the middle ground. The overall color palette is muted, dominated by earthy tones, greens, and some reds. In the foreground, on the lower bank of the river, a cluster of buildings with red roofs and dark, upturned eaves is visible. These structures appear to be part of a complex, with courtyards and pathways. Numerous small figures, dressed in various light and dark garments, walk around these buildings and along the riverbank. Many green-leafed trees, varying in size, are scattered throughout this area, some partially obscuring the buildings. Several boats, including one large vessel with a tall mast, are docked or moving on the river near the left side. Across the river, on the upper bank, the landscape continues with more trees and a multitude of small figures engaged in various activities. A stone arch bridge spans a narrower section of the river or a canal in the upper left-center. Further into the background, more buildings and pathways are visible, leading towards distant, softly rendered blue-green hills in the upper right portion of the painting. The scene is densely populated with people, animals, and various structures. The trees have a distinct, rounded canopy shape, and their foliage is rendered in shades of green and blue-green.
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