清 吳歷 倣王蒙溪山行旅圖 軸|Travelers among Streams and Mountains
The Met
Artist: Wu Li(Chinese, 1632–1718)
Date: probably 1670s
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 23 1/4 x 10 5/8 in. (59.1 x 27 cm) Overall with mounting: 73 1/2 x 18 in. (186.7 x 45.7 cm) Overall with knobs: 73 1/2 x 21 1/4 in. (186.7 x 54 cm)
Credit Line: Ex coll.: C. C. Wang Family, Edward Elliott Family Collection, Purchase, The Dillon Fund Gift, 1981
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Ink painting of a mountainous landscape with a bay, boats, and scattered buildings
Detailed Description
The image is a vertical ink wash painting depicting a vast, detailed mountainous landscape. The color palette is entirely in shades of gray and black, with varying ink densities creating depth and texture. In the upper portion, towering, craggy mountains dominate the left and center, their peaks reaching towards the top edge. These mountains are rendered with intricate brushwork, showing dense foliage and rocky outcrops. To the upper right, a wide bay or inlet opens up, with several small boats, some with sails, visible on the water. Distant, smaller islands or mountain ranges are faintly visible across the bay. Moving down into the mid-ground, the mountains give way to a valley filled with numerous trees, some appearing as dense clusters of leaves, others as bare branches. Scattered among the trees are several small buildings with distinct, multi-tiered roofs. A winding path or stream meanders through this area. The foreground features more detailed trees, including tall, slender pines and broader, leafy trees. A small, arched bridge crosses a stream that flows through the lower part of the scene. More buildings are nestled into the landscape in the lower left and right, some with visible architectural details. In the upper right corner, there is vertical text written in black ink, which reads: "黃鶴樓頭維石老石家寨鳥飛絕" followed by "吳門丁亥". Below this text, and in the lower left corner, are two red square seals.
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