狩野探幽筆 月夜山水図|Landscape in Moonlight
The Met
Artist: Kano Tan'yū(Japanese, 1602–1674)
Date: after 1662
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: One of a triptych of hanging scrolls; ink on silk
Dimensions: Image: 39 5/8 x 16 3/4 in. (100.6 x 42.5 cm) Overall: 75 1/4 x 23 1/2 in. (191.1 x 59.7 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 showing mountains emerging from mist, a small boat, and a celestial body
Detailed Description
The artwork is a vertical scroll painting, predominantly in a monochromatic palette of grays and blacks on a light tan background. The composition is arranged vertically. In the upper section, a small, light circular shape, possibly a sun or moon, is centered against a faint, diffuse gray wash. Below this, large, dark, jagged mountain peaks rise from a dense layer of lighter gray clouds or mist. The mountains show varying intensities of dark gray and black ink, creating rugged textures and shadows. The clouds appear soft and diffuse, obscuring the lower portions of the peaks and extending downwards. Further down, in the middle ground, another smaller, darker mountain peak is partially visible through the pervasive mist. In the lower third of the painting, a small, dark boat with a mast and a simple sail is depicted on a calm, light surface, which appears to be water also enveloped in mist. To the right and slightly above this boat, two faint, dark, elongated shapes are visible, possibly distant figures or smaller vessels. To the right of the main boat, a vertical column of dark calligraphic text is present, followed by a small, circular red seal at its base. The entire scene is framed by decorative borders: a narrow blue-green patterned band at the very top and bottom, and wider, light gold-patterned strips along the left and right edges of the central painting.
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