元 鄧宇 竹石圖 軸|Bamboo and rock
The Met
Artist: Deng Yu(Chinese, ca. 1300–after 1378)
Date: ca. 1360–67
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 53 3/16 x 16 5/8 in. (135.1 x 42.2 cm) Overall with mounting: 104 1/4 x 23 7/8 in. (264.8 x 60.6 cm) Overall with knobs: 104 1/4 x 27 1/8 in. (264.8 x 68.9 cm)
Credit Line: From the P. Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Family Collection, Gift of Oscar L. Tang, 1991
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Tall bamboo stalks and dense leaves rise from a dark rocky base, with text
Detailed Description
A vertical ink painting depicts a dense cluster of bamboo stalks and leaves rising from a rocky base against a light brown background. The bamboo, rendered in varying shades of black ink, occupies the central and upper portions of the composition. Multiple slender stalks, some visible and some obscured by foliage, extend upwards. The leaves are depicted with swift, dark brushstrokes, forming a thick canopy in the upper half. Below the bamboo, a prominent formation of dark, textured rocks is at the base of the composition. These rocks are rendered with broad, wet ink washes and sharper, drier brushstrokes, appearing as craggy surfaces and crevices. Smaller, sparser bamboo shoots and leaves are also visible around the rocky base. In the upper left and upper right corners, as well as the lower left, there are blocks of vertical calligraphic text in black ink, accompanied by several red seal impressions. The overall palette is limited to black ink on a warm, light brown ground, creating a contrast.
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