清 龔賢 山水圖 冊|Landscapes and trees
The Met
Artist: Gong Xian(Chinese, 1619–1689)
Date: ca. 1679
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Album of twelve leaves; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image (each leaf): 6 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (15.9 x 19.1 cm)
Credit Line: From the P. Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Family Collection, Gift of Wen and Constance Fong, in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Dillon, 1979
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Monochrome landscape drawing with bare trees, small evergreens, and distant mountains by water
Detailed Description
A monochrome landscape drawing, rendered in shades of grey and black on a light, off-white background, depicts a natural scene. In the foreground, a body of water, possibly a river or lake, stretches across the bottom of the image. To the left, a rocky bank rises from the water, dotted with small, dark, conical trees or bushes. A red square seal with two characters is visible in the bottom left corner of this bank. Moving into the midground, a cluster of tall, bare trees with thin, upward-reaching branches dominates the left side, their reflections faintly visible in the water below. Scattered around and behind these bare trees are numerous smaller, conical evergreen trees, some appearing on gentle slopes. The background features a range of rolling hills or mountains, depicted with lighter, softer lines, creating a sense of distance and a hazy atmosphere. More small, conical trees are sparsely distributed across these distant hills. The composition creates a sense of depth, with natural elements rendered with delicate brushwork.
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