Untitled
The Met
Artist: Ike Taiga(Japanese, 1723–1776)
Date: 18th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on silk
Dimensions: 38 1/2 × 18 1/4 in. (97.8 × 46.4 cm) Overall with mounting: 68 1/4 × 24 3/4 in. (173.4 × 62.9 cm) Overall with knobs: 68 1/4 × 27 in. (173.4 × 68.6 cm)
Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1964
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A vertical scroll painting depicts a snow-covered mountainous landscape with scattered villages and winding rivers
Detailed Description
The artwork is a vertical scroll painting rendered in a muted palette of beige, light brown, and dark grey-black ink, depicting a vast winter landscape. The upper portion features a wide, distant mountain range with snow-covered peaks, silhouetted against a lighter, hazy sky. Below this, a prominent, textured mountain or large hill dominates the upper-middle ground, its slopes dusted with snow and marked by dark, fine brushstrokes. To its right, on a lower, distant hill, several thin, vertical structures rise. The middle section of the painting reveals a winding body of water, possibly a river or lake, flowing through a valley. Along its banks and nestled among rolling, snow-covered hills, are several clusters of small, simple houses or buildings, rendered with dark outlines and minimal detail. The landscape continues downwards, with more scattered villages and snow-covered terrain. In the lower left, a distinct, small house stands elevated on stilts near the edge of a body of water. Throughout the scene, the ground is textured with fine, horizontal and diagonal lines, creating a textured pattern. In the lower left corner, vertical black text reads "雪景" followed by smaller, illegible black text and a red square seal. Another red square seal is visible in the upper right corner.
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