清 顧澐 冊頁|Clouds and Spring Trees at Dusk
The Met
Artist: Gu Yun(1835–1896)
Date: dated 1888
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Album leaf; ink on paper
Dimensions: 9 3/4 x 13 1/2 in. (24.8 x 34.3 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, in memory of La Ferne Hatfield Ellsworth, 1988
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Monochrome ink wash painting of a vast mountainous landscape with dense trees and a winding valley
Detailed Description
This monochrome ink wash painting depicts a vast mountainous landscape. The scene is rendered primarily in shades of black and gray ink on a light, off-white background, which creates a sense of depth and atmosphere. In the background, towering, rounded mountains rise, their forms defined by light washes and textured brushstrokes that suggest rocky surfaces and distant peaks. Many of these mountains are dotted with clusters of small, dark, slender trees on their slopes and ridges. A wide valley or body of water, rendered with lighter, almost white washes, flows through the middle ground, winding between the mountain ranges. In the mid-to-foreground on the right side of the painting, a cluster of larger, more detailed trees stands prominently. These include a tall, slender conifer with distinct, needle-like branches and several other trees with varying leaf shapes and densities, all depicted with darker ink. Below these trees, large, rounded rocks are visible, rendered with varying ink tones. In the upper right corner, several vertical columns of black calligraphic text are present, followed by two square red seals stacked vertically. The text reads, from right to left: "春雪圖", "樹園玉原", "寫者仁人", "屬宮廷臣", "子臣沈周敬寫". The characters within the red seals are not clearly discernible.
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