塩川文麟筆 登峨眉山図屏風|The Poet Li Bo's Visit to Mount Emei
The Met
Artist: Shiokawa Bunrin(Japanese, 1808–1877)
Date: 1875
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and gold on paper
Dimensions: Image (each): 59 5/8 in. x 11 ft. 6 5/8 in. (151.4 x 352.1 cm)
Credit Line: Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 1998
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Misty mountains, a winding river, and a small boat on a multi-panel screen
Detailed Description
The multi-panel screen painting, likely six panels, features a background of light gold, speckled with darker gold flecks. The landscape is rendered in an ink wash style, primarily using shades of gray and black, with some very faint blue tones visible in the sky area. Tall, jagged mountains dominate the upper and central portions of the composition, their peaks and slopes partially obscured by swirling mist or clouds. The mist partially obscures some mountains, making them appear closer and darker, while others recede into lighter, less defined forms. A river flows from the upper left, winding through the mountainous landscape towards the lower right. In the middle-right section of the river, a small, covered boat with a flat bottom is depicted. Trees and foliage, rendered in darker ink, cling to the mountain slopes and line the riverbanks, appearing particularly dense in the central panels. On the far right panel, a vertical column of black characters is visible, accompanied by a small, square red seal at the bottom.
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