Untitled
The Met
Artist: Tani Bunchō(Japanese, 1763–1840)
Date: 1791
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Image: 52 15/16 in. × 11 in. (134.5 × 27.9 cm) Overall with mounting: 81 7/8 × 16 3/16 in. (208 × 41.1 cm) Overall with knobs: 81 7/8 × 18 9/16 in. (208 × 47.1 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 of a snow-covered mountain landscape with a hut, figures, and a boat
Detailed Description
This vertical ink painting, rendered in shades of black, white, and gray, depicts a snow-covered mountain landscape. A prominent, towering mountain peak dominates the upper portion, its slopes heavily blanketed in white snow, with sparse, dark trees visible on its crest. Above the peak, a lighter gray sky extends. In the top left, black calligraphic text with a red seal is present. Below the peak, the mountain's steep, rugged contours are revealed, with more snow-laden trees clinging to its lower slopes. In the bottom right, nestled among snow-dusted trees on a rocky bank, is a small, rectangular hut or pavilion. Two small figures are visible within or near the structure. A body of water, rendered in lighter gray tones, occupies the bottom left, with a small, dark boat visible on its surface further out. The painting is bordered on the left and right by a light green fabric with a subtle, repeating pattern, and the top and bottom edges of the scroll itself are a light beige fabric with a similar pattern.
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