元/明 佚名 舊傳 燕文貴 秋山蕭寺圖 軸|Buddhist Temples amid Autumn Mountains
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Artist: Yan Wengui|Unidentified artist(Chinese, 970–1030)
Date: 14th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Handscroll; ink and pale color on silk
Dimensions: Image: 12 7/8 in. × 10 ft. 6 1/2 in. (32.7 × 321.3 cm) Overall with mounting: 13 1/8 in. × 37 ft. 2 1/8 in. (33.3 × 1133.2 cm)
Credit Line: Purchase, The Dillon Fund Gift, 1983
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A monochromatic landscape painting depicting mountains, trees, water, and small structures in a misty valley
Detailed Description
A wide, horizontal landscape painting rendered in shades of grey and brown ink on a light brown ground, depicting a vast, misty mountainous scene with water and scattered small structures. The left third of the painting is dominated by towering, craggy mountains with steep, textured slopes. Dark, dense clusters of trees, some with bare, gnarled branches and others with full foliage, grow on the mountainsides and in the valleys. A narrow, light-colored path or stream descends from the upper left mountain. Two small, square red seals with illegible characters are visible in the upper left corner. A wide, misty valley separates the left mountains from the central and right sections. In the mid-ground, nestled at the base of a hill, are several small, simple structures with thatched roofs, surrounded by trees. A path leads from these buildings towards the right, where a few small, dark figures, possibly people or animals, are visible. Further back, a body of water, possibly a river, winds through the landscape, disappearing into the mist. A large, circular red seal with illegible characters is positioned in the upper center of the painting, above the misty valley. The right third features more rounded, undulating hills and a prominent, multi-layered rock formation with a flat top and steep, terraced sides. Sparse trees with delicate branches are scattered across these hills. The background recedes into a hazy expanse, with faint outlines of distant mountains visible on the horizon. A few small, dark specks, possibly birds, are depicted in the upper right sky.
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