南宋 佚名 賞梅圖 軸|Scholar admiring plum blossoms
The Met
Artist: Unidentified artist
Date: 13th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: Image: 37 1/4 x 11 1/2 in. (94.6 x 29.2 cm) Overall with mounting: 71 x 16 1/8 in. (180.3 x 41 cm) Overall with knobs: 37 1/4 x 18 in. (94.6 x 45.7 cm)
Credit Line: Purchase, The Dillon Fund Gift, 1988
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A misty mountain landscape with gnarled pine trees and distant peaks in a vertical composition
Detailed Description
A vertical landscape composition is rendered in shades of dark gray and brown ink on a light brown ground, presenting a misty atmosphere. The top third of the composition is largely open, depicting a pale, hazy sky or dense fog. In the upper right, dark, angular mountain peaks emerge from the mist, their forms suggested by broad, wet brushstrokes. To their left, a tall, slender peak rises vertically, partially obscured by the atmospheric haze. The middle section is dominated by a large, gnarled pine tree extending from the right side, its thick, twisting branches reaching towards the left and center. Its needles are depicted with fine, dark strokes. Below this prominent tree, smaller trees and rocky outcrops are visible, fading into the background mist. The lower third of the composition presents a rocky foreground with several large, dark boulders and smaller, gnarled trees. A body of water or a valley floor, also shrouded in mist, separates the foreground from the middle ground. The brushwork varies from delicate lines for the foliage to broad washes for the mountainous forms. The composition is framed by a plain light brown border, with decorative patterned bands at the very top and bottom.
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