Untitled
The Met
Artist: Xia Gui(Chinese, active ca. 1195–1230)
Date: ca. 1200
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Album leaf; ink and color silk
Dimensions: 9 1/8 x 9 3/8 in. (23.2 x 23.8 cm)
Credit Line: Bequest of Ellis Gray Seymour, 1948
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Monochrome landscape with dark mountains, gnarled trees on a rocky bank, and a figure in a boat
Detailed Description
The painting is a monochromatic landscape rendered in shades of brown, gray, and black, with subtle reddish-brown accents in the lower left. A large, dark mountain dominates the upper left quadrant, its peak extending towards the top edge and its form gradually fading into lighter tones as it recedes to the right. In the midground, a prominent cluster of gnarled trees, characterized by their dark, dense foliage and twisted trunks, grows on a rocky bank that slopes gently downwards from the left towards the center. Below these trees, at the bottom left, a small section of land features faint reddish-brown details, appearing as a small structure or a terraced bank. A body of water occupies the lower right portion of the painting, extending from the foreground into the midground. On this water, near the right edge, a small, solitary figure sits in a narrow boat, holding a long pole that extends into the water. Reeds or bamboo-like plants are depicted on the bank adjacent to the boat. In the far background, lighter mountains with pointed peaks are visible, fading into the brownish-gray atmosphere.
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