Untitled
The Met
Artist: Kusumi Morikage(ca. 1620–1690)
Date: 17th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: 48 9/16 x 20 7/8 in. (123.4 x 53.1 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
Ink wash painting of tall, slender mountains rising from water, with boats and sparse trees
Detailed Description
The image is a vertical ink wash painting, predominantly in shades of black and gray on a light, off-white ground, framed by a decorative gold-toned border. The upper third of the painting is largely empty, light-colored space, appearing as an expansive sky or dense mist. Below this, a landscape unfolds with tall, slender, jagged mountains rising from a body of water. In the mid-ground, a prominent, dark, and sharply defined mountain peak stands on the left, its slopes adorned with sparse, dark green trees, including a small, pagoda-like structure at its summit. Its base is softened by lighter ink washes, suggesting mist. To its right and slightly behind, several other very tall, slender peaks emerge from the mist, rendered with lighter ink. On the right side of the foreground, a larger, darker, and more detailed mountain mass descends steeply into the water. This mountain features numerous dark green pine-like trees clinging to its ledges and a small, multi-tiered pagoda-like building nestled into its side. A small, vertical inscription in dark ink is visible on the right slope of this mountain. The base of this mountain forms a rocky shoreline with dark, textured rocks visible in the water. The lower half of the painting depicts a calm body of water. On the left side of the water, a sailboat with a reddish-brown, rectangular sail and a dark hull moves towards the right. Further to its right, a smaller, flat-bottomed boat with a single, indistinct figure is also on the water. The water is rendered with subtle horizontal brushstrokes.
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