Untitled
The Met
Artist: Ike Taiga(Japanese, 1723–1776)
Date: probably 19th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Pair of two-panel screens, originally sliding-door panels; ink on paper
Dimensions: 65 1/2 x 70 1/2 in. (166.4 x 179 cm)
Credit Line: Purchase, The Charles Engelhard Foundation Gift, 1987
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Ink painting of a mountainous landscape with waterfalls, trees, a small building on a bridge, and calligraphy
Detailed Description
This vertical ink painting depicts a vast, misty mountainous landscape rendered in shades of black and gray on a light, aged background, appearing as two joined panels. In the upper left quadrant, black calligraphic text is visible, reading: "朝辭白帝彩雲間 千里江陵一日還 兩岸猿聲啼不住 輕舟已過萬重山". A red seal is positioned below this text. Towering, pointed mountains dominate the composition, with their peaks often disappearing into or emerging from swirling mist and clouds that fill the valleys and mid-sections of the scene. On the left panel, a body of water, possibly a lake or river, is visible in the mid-ground, with a few small, dark shapes that suggest boats. Below this, a prominent waterfall cascades down a rocky slope. At the bottom left, a small, traditional building with a dark, tiled roof is situated on an arched bridge, spanning a narrow body of water or gorge. Numerous dark, gnarled trees, resembling pines, are scattered across the mountain slopes and ledges throughout the painting. The right panel features a large, jagged mountain peak that extends from the top to the bottom edge, also adorned with trees and traversed by waterfalls. Clouds or mist are particularly dense around the middle of this mountain, obscuring parts of its base.
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