元 趙蒼雲 劉晨阮肇入天台山圖 卷|Liu Chen and Ruan Zhao Entering the Tiantai Mountains
The Met
Artist: Zhao Cangyun(Chinese, active late 13th–early 14th century)
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Handscroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 8 7/8 in. x 18 ft. 5 in. (22.5 cm x 564 cm)
Credit Line: Ex coll.: C. C. Wang Family, Gift of Oscar L. Tang Family, 2005
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Two robed figures, one gesturing, one carrying a basket, in a sparse ink landscape.
Detailed Description
The artwork is an ink drawing, rendered in shades of gray and sepia on a light background. The horizontal composition features a sparse landscape with two figures and a block of calligraphic text. On the far left, a tall, slender tree with a textured trunk and sparse foliage rises vertically. Behind the tree and extending across the upper left and center background are faint, undulating mountains or hills, rendered with soft, washed-out ink. In the middle ground, slightly to the right of the center, stand two robed figures. The figure on the left is taller, with a long beard and a distinctive hat. This figure wears a flowing robe with wide sleeves and has their right arm extended, pointing towards the left side of the composition. Their left hand holds what appears to be a staff or a scroll. The second figure, positioned slightly behind and to the right of the first, is shorter and faces away from the viewer, looking towards the first figure. This figure carries a long pole over their right shoulder; a woven basket filled with flowers hangs from the pole on their back, and a hoe-like tool is attached to the front. Both figures wear robes and head coverings. The ground beneath the figures is mostly bare, with a few small clusters of vegetation. The far right side of the drawing features a block of vertical calligraphic text, rendered in dark ink. Below the text, in the bottom right corner, is a square red seal impression.
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