Untitled
The Met
Artist: Unknown
Date: ca. 1680–90
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions: 10 1/4 × 16 1/4 in. (26 × 41.3 cm)
Credit Line: Purchase, T. Roland Berner Fund, 1974
Visual Descriptions
AI GeneratedVisual Summary
Brief Description
Four men, two blue-skinned, with bows, in a forest with a cave and pond
Detailed Description
The painting is horizontally oriented, framed by a thick red border on the top, bottom, and right, and a thinner red border on the left. Above the main scene, a yellow band contains black text in an unidentified script: "॥वनकीकं॥११११॥पलेरां॥परवन॥पुनेबोल्सा॥सीताहेवंता॥केंयारीसिबररसोनाबाजुंगो॥पंद॥संबांसुंगुछताऊऊ॥पहाररेमैताप". Below this, a light blue band represents the sky. The central scene shows a forest with a light blue ground. Various trees with distinct shapes and colors populate the landscape. On the far left, two dark blue, almost black, trees stand next to a white and an orange tree. Further right, a large dark green tree with a textured, almost berry-like canopy is flanked by two lighter green trees with different leaf patterns. Another large dark green tree with a similar textured canopy is near the center. To the right, a tall palm-like tree with green fronds is visible. Four male figures are distributed across the scene, each with a bow and a quiver of arrows on their back. Two of the men have light skin, and two have blue skin. All wear light-colored wrapped lower garments, some with yellow sashes. On the far left, a light-skinned man and a blue-skinned man face each other, gesturing with their hands. In the middle, another light-skinned man and a blue-skinned man stand near a small, white, oval-shaped pond. Two white birds resembling egrets stand near the pond's edge. On the far right, a large, brown and gray rocky mountain formation with a dark cave entrance is on the right side. Another light-skinned man and a blue-skinned man stand in front of the cave, both raising their hands. The blue-skinned man's hands are raised higher, almost touching the cave's opening. The ground is light blue with scattered small green plants and a dark blue strip along the very bottom.
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