明 陳祼 茂樹清泉圖 扇|Recluse washing his feet in a stream
The Met
Artist: Chen Guan(Chinese, 1563–after 1639)
Date: 1629
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 6 1/2 x 19 5/8 in. (16.5 x 49.8 cm)
Credit Line: John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1913
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Ink landscape on a fan, showing mountains, dense trees, a valley, and calligraphic text
Detailed Description
The artwork is a fan-shaped painting, rendered primarily in black ink with subtle washes on a light brown or tan ground. The composition depicts a sprawling landscape. In the upper left quadrant, a section of vertical calligraphic text is visible, accompanied by a square red seal below it. To the right of the text, distant, undulating hills are outlined against a lighter sky. The middle ground is dominated by a series of rolling hills and rocky outcrops, densely populated with various trees. Some trees are tall and slender, resembling pines, while others are shorter and bushier, with rounded canopies. The ink work shows varying brushstrokes, creating texture for the rocks and foliage. Towards the right side of the fan, the landscape becomes more rugged, with larger rock formations and a denser cluster of trees. The foreground, particularly in the lower center, appears as a flatter, open area, possibly a valley or a body of water, with sparse, low-lying vegetation.
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