狩野探水守常筆 蓬莱山・瀟湘八景図|Mount Penglai with Eight Views of Xiao and Xiang
The Met
Artist: Kano Tansui Moritsune(active 19th century)
Date: 19th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: One from a triptych of hanging scrolls; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: Image: 37 5/8 × 13 1/2 in. (95.6 × 34.3 cm) Overall with mounting: 73 5/8 × 19 3/8 in. (187 × 49.2 cm) Overall with knobs: 73 5/8 × 21 1/8 in. × 1 in. (diam. of knobs) (187 × 53.7 × 2.5 cm)
Credit Line: Charles Stewart Smith Collection, Gift of Mrs. Charles Stewart Smith, Charles Stewart Smith Jr., and Howard Caswell Smith, in memory of Charles Stewart Smith, 1914
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A misty mountainous landscape with a village, a pagoda-like structure, and water in a vertical scroll
Detailed Description
This vertical scroll painting depicts a vast, misty mountainous landscape with a village and water. The upper portion is dominated by a light, hazy sky in shades of beige and pale grey. On the left, tall, jagged mountains with dark grey and green accents rise dramatically from the mist. A small, multi-tiered pagoda-like structure is perched on a cliff face near the top of these mountains. Further to the right, more rounded, misty mountains and clouds stretch across the mid-ground, with a distant, snow-capped peak visible on the horizon. As the eye moves downwards, the mountains on the left become less steep, revealing a series of smaller hills and valleys. A village with numerous thatched-roof houses, rendered in muted browns and greys, is nestled among clusters of green trees and pines. This settlement extends towards a wide body of water on the right side of the painting. Several small, dark boats are visible on the water, and faint bridges connect various landmasses. The lower left corner contains a small red seal and some faint vertical script. The overall palette is subdued, featuring greens, blues, greys, and browns, all softened by the pervasive mist.
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