相阿弥筆 四季山水図 （瀟湘八景）|Landscape of the Four Seasons (Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers)
The Met
Artist: Sōami(Japanese, died 1525)
Date: early 16th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink on paper
Dimensions: each: 68 1/4 in. × 12 ft. 2 in. (173.4 × 370.8 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of John D. Rockefeller Jr., 1941
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A monochrome ink wash landscape on a multi-panel screen, featuring mountains, waterfalls, rivers, and mist
Detailed Description
A wide, horizontal, six-panel screen painting in monochrome ink wash depicts a vast, misty mountain and water landscape. The artwork is rendered in shades of gray and black on a light, aged paper-like background, with visible vertical seams dividing the panels. On the far left, tall, dark mountains rise, topped with dense clusters of trees. A prominent waterfall cascades down the left side of these mountains, flowing into a body of water in the foreground. Mist obscures the lower parts of the mountains and fills much of the mid-ground. Moving right, rolling hills emerge from the mist, dotted with scattered trees. A winding river or stream flows through a valley, featuring smaller waterfalls or rapids. The central panels open up to a wide, misty expanse, suggesting a large lake or river, with faint, distant mountains barely visible through the haze. Small, low-lying hills with sparse trees are present in the mid-ground. Towards the right, the landscape becomes more rugged again, with taller, craggy mountains rising from the mist, their slopes and peaks covered in dense clusters of trees. A small, dark, rectangular seal is visible in the lower right corner of the far-right panel. The composition uses varying ink densities, with lighter washes for mist and distant elements, and darker, more defined strokes for foreground features and trees.
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