明 錢榖 蘭亭修禊圖 卷|Gathering at the Orchid Pavilion
The Met
Artist: Qian Gu(Chinese, 1508–ca. 1578)
Date: 1560
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Handscroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Image: 9 1/2 x 171 1/2 in. (24.1 x 435.6 cm) Overall with mounting: 9 3/4 x 491 3/8 in. (24.8 x 1248.1 cm)
Credit Line: Ex coll.: C. C. Wang Family, Gift of Douglas Dillon, 1980
Visual Descriptions
AI GeneratedVisual Summary
Brief Description
Multiple men sit by a winding stream in a landscape with trees and hills
Detailed Description
The horizontal painting depicts a landscape scene with numerous men gathered along a winding stream. The overall color palette is muted, featuring shades of grey, brown, and light green, with figures wearing robes in muted reds, blues, and yellows. On the far left, a dense grove of tall, slender bamboo stalks rises vertically. Below them, three men are seated on the ground near the stream's edge. One man in a light blue robe faces right, another in a light brown robe faces left, and a third in a green robe is partially obscured, facing away. A dark grey rock sits near the bamboo. Moving right, the stream flows from left to right, with a light brown bank. Four men are seated on the bank. Two men in light brown and green robes face each other. Another man in a red robe sits facing right, and a fourth in a light blue robe faces left. A small, dark, bare tree with sparse branches is in the foreground. Further right, the stream continues to wind through the landscape. Two men in light yellow and light blue robes sit facing each other. Behind them, a man in a red robe sits facing right, and another in a light brown robe stands facing right. The landscape features rolling hills with sparse, dark vegetation. On the far right, large pine trees with gnarled, dark brown trunks and dark green needles dominate the upper portion. Underneath these trees, three more men are seated or standing. One man in a light green robe is perched on a tree branch. Another man in a light yellow robe sits on the ground, holding a round object. A third man in a light brown robe stands facing right. In the upper left corner, a red rectangular seal with illegible white characters is visible. In the lower right corner, a smaller red square seal with illegible white characters is present. The ground is depicted with light washes of grey and brown.
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