Untitled
The Met
Artist: Okada Hankō(Japanese, 1782–1846)
Date: 19th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Image: 68 1/2 x 18 7/8 in. (174 x 47.9 cm) Overall: 92 1/4 x 28 3/8in. (234.3 x 72.1cm)
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 depicting a misty mountainous landscape with houses, a bridge, trees, and a small figure
Detailed Description
A vertical ink wash painting depicts a misty mountainous landscape in shades of black, white, and gray. The composition is dominated by towering, craggy mountains that frame a central valley, with large areas of white and light gray suggesting mist or clouds. In the upper section, dark, textured mountain peaks rise sharply, with several small, multi-roofed houses nestled into the slopes on both the left and right sides. Below these, the mist thickens, partially obscuring the middle ground. A multi-arched bridge spans a chasm, connecting two mountain sides, with more houses visible on the slopes above and around it. Further down, the mist begins to clear, revealing a dense forest of tall, slender trees with dark, leafy canopies that fill the lower-middle section of the painting. A winding path emerges from the trees in the bottom right, where a small, solitary figure, possibly a person, walks towards the left. Scattered rocks and sparse vegetation are visible along the path and at the base of the trees. On the far right side, a vertical column of black calligraphic text is present, accompanied by two red square seals near the bottom of the text.
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