Untitled
The Met
Artist: Sōami(Japanese, died 1525)
Date: 17th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 13 1/4 × 27 15/16 in. (33.6 × 70.9 cm) Overall with mounting: 51 3/8 × 32 15/16 in. (130.5 × 83.6 cm) Overall with knobs: 51 3/8 × 35 1/16 in. (130.5 × 89.1 cm)
Credit Line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Ink wash painting of misty mountains, water, trees, birds, a boat, and vertical calligraphy
Detailed Description
The artwork is an ink wash painting on light paper, presented within a decorative scroll mounting. The mounting features a dark green background with a repeating pattern of gold clouds and foliage, bordered by a solid brown strip. The painting itself depicts a monochromatic landscape scene dominated by shades of grey and black ink. In the upper half of the painting, several mountains rise from a dense layer of mist or clouds. The mountains in the distance are rendered with lighter washes, appearing soft and indistinct, while closer peaks are darker and more defined, showing subtle textures and small clusters of dark dots that appear to be vegetation. The midground is largely obscured by a light grey wash. On the far left, a section of vertical calligraphy is present, written in black ink. The characters read from right to left in columns: 脇面, 日もさしぬ, 水本河, さくらか, 桜の家, and 長歌. Below the calligraphy, a flock of approximately ten small, dark birds flies in a horizontal line across the middle of the composition. In the lower right quadrant, a large, dark, dense tree or bush is depicted with heavy ink strokes. To the right of this tree, a small figure wearing a conical hat walks on a path that winds through the landscape. Further to the right, near the bottom edge, two small, flat-bottomed boats or rafts are visible on the water. A small red seal mark is located in the bottom right corner of the painting area.
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