明 文徵明 叢桂齋圖 卷|The Cassia Grove Studio
The Met
Artist: Wen Zhengming(Chinese, 1470–1559)
Date: ca. 1532
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Handscroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Image: 12 7/16 x 22 1/8 in. (31.6 x 56.2 cm) Overall with mounting: 14 x 322 11/16 in. (35.6 x 819.6 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Douglas Dillon, 1989
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A landscape with a house among trees and rocks, two figures visible inside the house
Detailed Description
This horizontal ink and wash painting on light-colored paper shows a landscape with a dwelling among trees and large rock formations. The composition is divided roughly into a left side with a house and trees, and a right side dominated by a massive rock face. On the far left, a tall, slender tree with reddish-brown leaves at its upper branches stands beside a rounded gray rock. A simple wooden fence, consisting of horizontal rails and vertical posts, extends from the left towards the center, behind a cluster of smaller trees with dense, dark green foliage and light brown trunks. Several more of these trees are scattered across the foreground, some rooted near smaller rock formations. Slightly right of center, a single-story house with a dark, thatched roof is visible. Its front is open, revealing two figures within. The figure on the left, dressed in a light brown robe, stands near the entrance. The figure on the right, in a lighter robe, sits at a table or desk, facing left. The right half of the painting is dominated by a towering, jagged rock formation rendered in various shades of gray and black ink, with some lighter areas suggesting texture. Sparse, fine-lined vegetation grows in the crevices of these rocks. More trees with dark green foliage are visible near the house and extend into the right side, partially obscuring the rock face. Visible text includes a vertical column of characters and a red seal in the upper right corner, another vertical column of characters and two red seals in the upper left, two red seals in the lower left, and one red seal in the lower right.
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