清 松年 山水 手卷|Landscape
The Met
Artist: Song Nian(Chinese, active 19th century)
Date: dated 1898
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Handscroll in six sections; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Image: 13 3/8 x 107 7/8 in. (34 x 274 cm) Overall with mounting: 13 5/8 x 298 3/4 in. (34.6 x 758.8 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, in memory of La Ferne Hatfield Ellsworth, 1986
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Ink wash painting of a mountainous landscape with dense trees, small houses, and hazy distant peaks
Detailed Description
A monochromatic ink wash painting depicts a vast mountainous landscape. On the left, a large, craggy mountain range rises, rendered with dark, textured strokes and lighter washes that create a sense of three-dimensionality. Its slopes are dotted with small, vertical brushstrokes resembling foliage. In the middle ground, a dense forest of tall, slender trees with dark trunks and pointed tops fills a valley or lower slope, extending horizontally across the canvas. Several small, simple houses with sloped roofs are nestled among these trees, appearing as light-colored structures against the darker foliage. Beyond the immediate mountains and trees, lighter, softer mountain peaks emerge from a hazy background, appearing as if veiled by mist or distance. The upper right portion of the painting shows more distant, less defined mountains. To the far right, a vertical strip of light-colored paper with a subtle, repeating patterned design borders the painted area. Two red square seals are visible on the right side: one on the lower right corner of the painted landscape, and another on the decorative border.
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