蘭蕙同芳図|Orchids and Rock
The Met
Artist: Gyokuen Bonpō(Japanese, ca. 1348–after 1420)
Date: late 14th–early 15th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: 39 9/16 x 13 1/8 in. (100.5 x 33.4 cm)
Credit Line: The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A vertical ink painting depicts tall grasses, a leafy plant, and text above a textured rock
Detailed Description
A vertical ink painting on a light brown scroll depicts plants and a rock with vertical text. The scroll has decorative borders at the top and bottom, featuring dark backgrounds with gold, swirling floral or vine patterns. The central painted area is a light, warm brown. In the lower center, a large, irregularly shaped rock is rendered in various shades of black ink, showing a textured surface with lighter areas and darker, more defined contours and internal markings. Several slender blades of grass emerge from behind and around the rock, extending upwards with long, fluid brushstrokes. Some grass blades reach high into the upper half of the central composition. To the right of the rock and slightly above it, a plant with broader, more defined leaves and a central stalk is depicted, also in black ink. This plant features small, clustered elements along its stem. Smaller clumps of foliage are visible at the base of the rock. The upper half of the central painted area contains two columns of vertical text in black ink. The right column of text is followed by a small, square red seal. The left column of text also has a smaller red seal below it. Natural elements are depicted in the lower half of the composition, with the inscriptions in the upper half.
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