明 文徵明 樓居圖軸|Living Aloft: Master Liu's Retreat
The Met
Artist: Wen Zhengming(Chinese, 1470–1559)
Date: 1543
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Image: 37 1/2 x 18 in. (95.3 x 45.7 cm) Overall with mounting: 82 1/8 x 25 1/4 in. (208.6 x 64.1 cm) Overall with knobs: 82 1/8 x 29 5/8 in. (208.6 x 75.2 cm)
Credit Line: Bequest of Marie-Hélène and Guy Weill, in honor of Wen C. Fong, 2015
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A vertical landscape with two buildings among trees, faint mountains in the distance
Detailed Description
The vertical painting depicts a landscape with a muted color palette of light browns, grays, and dark greens. The upper third of the composition features a light-colored sky or mist, with faint, dark gray mountains visible in the distance. In the upper left, a block of vertical black text is present, accompanied by two red square seals directly below it. Below the mountains, a large, open-sided building with a light brown roof and white walls is situated on a raised platform. Inside this building, two figures are visible: one is seated on a mat, and the other is standing or kneeling nearby. This structure is surrounded by a dense forest of tall trees, characterized by dark green, rounded foliage and light brown trunks. Further down and slightly to the left, a smaller building with a similar light brown roof and white walls is partially visible. A large, gnarled, bare tree with twisted, dark brown branches stands in front of this lower building. A narrow, light-colored path or bridge crosses a stream or rocky area to the left of the smaller building. The foreground and bottom of the painting show ground depicted with light gray and brown washes, suggesting rocky or uneven terrain, with sparse, dark vegetation. More trees extend into the lower right, and two small red seals are visible in the lower left corner.
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