明 董其昌 山水圖詩 冊|Landscapes and Poems
The Met
Artist: Dong Qichang(Chinese, 1555–1636)
Date: 17th century, probably after 1625
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Album of eight paintings and eight calligraphies; ink, gold and color on gold-flecked paper
Dimensions: 12 5/8 x 9 1/8 in. (32.1 x 23.2 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Wan-go H. C. Weng, 1989
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Mountains, a body of water, many trees, and a small house in a painted landscape
Detailed Description
This vertical painting, rendered in ink and light colors on a light brown, textured paper, depicts a natural scene. The upper portion features a pale, expansive sky with faint, distant mountains in muted blues and grays stretching across the horizon. On the far left, a single reddish-brown peak rises slightly above the other distant mountains. Below these mountains, a wide, flat expanse, possibly water or a low-lying plain, separates the distant background from the midground. In the upper left corner, black calligraphic text reads "伯山九老" followed by "喜" and "己卯年". Below "喜" is a square red seal with illegible characters.The midground features a dense arrangement of trees and rocky terrain. On the right, a large, light-colored mountain cliff descends, its slopes dotted with dark green, pointed trees. Towards the center and left, a variety of trees are depicted: some with dark green, dense foliage, others with bare, gnarled branches, their forms silhouetted against the lighter background. These trees are rooted on undulating, dark brown and gray rocky mounds that form the lower half of the composition.In the lower left quadrant, a small house with a dark roof and light-colored walls is visible, appearing to be elevated on stilts over a body of water or a low bank. More dark green trees and rocky formations continue across the foreground. A rectangular red seal with illegible characters is present in the bottom right corner of the painting.
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