元 張羽 松軒春靄圖 軸|Spring Clouds at the Pine Studio
The Met
Artist: Zhang Yu(Chinese, 1333–1385)
Date: dated 1366
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Image: 36 1/4 x 12 1/2 in. (92.1 x 31.8 cm) Overall with mounting: 79 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. (201.9 x 47 cm) Overall with knobs: 79 1/2 x 20 7/8 in. (201.9 x 53 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Douglas Dillon, 1980
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Vertical landscape with misty mountains, a forested river valley, and black calligraphic text
Detailed Description
The image is a vertical landscape composition, primarily in shades of black, gray, and light brown, with reddish-brown accents. The top third of the composition features a light brown background with extensive black calligraphic text arranged in multiple vertical columns on both the left and right sides. Several red seal impressions are visible among the text. Below the text, the upper half of the landscape depicts towering, dark, craggy mountains, rendered with textured brushstrokes suggesting dense foliage or rock formations. These mountains rise prominently, their peaks reaching towards the top of the painted area. Swirling, lighter gray mist or clouds partially obscure the lower slopes and fill the valleys between the peaks. Smaller, rounded peaks emerge from the mist in the middle ground, receding into the distance. The lower half of the composition presents a more detailed foreground. On the left, a cluster of tall, slender trees with reddish-brown trunks and dark green, rounded canopies stands on a rocky, dark green bank. These trees appear to be pines or similar conifers. To their right, a body of water, possibly a river or lake, extends across the lower right portion of the composition, its surface rendered in lighter, muted tones. The far bank of the water body is also forested with smaller trees and rocky outcrops, continuing the natural landscape. The composition shows a landscape enveloped in a misty atmosphere.
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