Untitled
The Met
Artist: Unknown
Date: ca. 1715–20
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions: 9 7/16 x 10 7/8 in. (24 x 27.6 cm)
Credit Line: Purchase, Cynthia Hazen Polsky Gift, 1991
Visual Descriptions
AI GeneratedVisual Summary
Brief Description
A hilly landscape with figures, cows, trees, a river, a shrine, and a sun
Detailed Description
The painting is a rectangular composition framed by a thin red border, with a solid yellow band across the top. Below this, a deep blue sky occupies the upper portion, featuring a small, bright yellow sun in the upper right. The main scene unfolds across a landscape of rolling green and light blue hills, densely populated with various trees. A dark, winding river or stream flows from the upper left, diagonally across the mid-left, and widens into a dark pool with pink and green lotus flowers at the bottom center. Numerous figures are scattered throughout the landscape. They have light skin, with several prominent figures depicted with blue skin. Most wear simple red or yellow draped lower garments and some have elaborate headwear. In the upper left, two light-skinned figures with ornate headwear appear to be running or leaping among the trees. Below them, near the river, a blue-skinned figure with a staff stands facing a light-skinned figure. Further right, another blue-skinned figure in yellow stands with a staff, facing a light-skinned figure in red. On the far right, a red shrine adorned with white garlands sits on a white platform. Below it, a blue-skinned figure in yellow is seated, interacting with a light-skinned figure. In the lower left, a group of cows and calves, in shades of white, brown, and spotted, graze near the river. In the lower center and right, more figures are engaged in various activities, including running and interacting with a dark, spherical object. The trees feature green foliage, some with pink blossoms, and others with dark, stylized, fan-like leaves.
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