山水図|Landscape with Pavilion
The Met
Artist: Tōgen Zuisen 桃源瑞仙|Kenkō Shōkei 賢江祥啓(Japanese, 1430–1480)
Date: 1478–80
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Image: 19 13/16 x 13 13/16 in. (50.3 x 35.1 cm) Entire scroll: 58 5/8 x 19 in. (148.9 x 48.3 cm) Width including rollers: 21 in. (53.3 cm)
Credit Line: Purchase, Bequest of Stephen Whitney Phoenix, by exchange, 1985
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Towering mountains, waterfall, lake, trees, small building, and vertical text in a landscape
Detailed Description
This vertical landscape, rendered in ink washes on aged paper, features a green border with a subtle gold pattern. The color palette is dominated by shades of black, grey, and brown. In the upper right quadrant, a block of vertical text in black ink is visible, accompanied by a small red seal below it. The text reads: "春雨足 / 欲伴春法已富春 / 白秋小否白鷺岸 / 甲塢桐畔山茶、 / 樹杉茅椿丹葉、 / 万泊平湖浪跡歸 / 千尋巴湯懸秋院 / 悠然長是絕紅塵 / 天下何人識天下". The left side of the composition is dominated by towering, jagged mountains, depicted with dark, textured ink strokes that suggest steep cliffs and rocky formations. A slender, white waterfall cascades down the left side of the largest mountain, flowing into the body of water below. Sparse pine trees with dark needles cling to the lower slopes of these mountains. The middle and right sections of the image feature a wide expanse of water, possibly a lake or river, which recedes into the distance. On the right bank, a small, elevated building with a dark, thatched roof is constructed on stilts over the water. A tiny boat with a single, indistinct figure is positioned near the building. To the right of the building, a rocky outcrop supports a tree with denser, darker foliage. In the far distance, lighter, hazy mountains rise from the horizon, fading into the background. The foreground shows rocky shorelines and small islands emerging from the water.
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