大鵬正鯤筆 伯珣照浩賛 雪竹図|Bamboo in Snow
The Met
Artist: Hakujun Shōkō|Taihō Shōkon(1695–1776)
Date: 1774
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Pair of hanging scrolls; ink on silk
Dimensions: Image (each): 47 1/2 in. × 20 in. (120.7 × 50.8 cm) Overall with mounting (each): 73 3/8 × 25 3/8 in. (186.4 × 64.5 cm) Overall with knobs (each): 73 3/8 × 27 5/8 in. (186.4 × 70.2 cm)
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
A vertical ink painting with a thick bamboo stalk and leaves covered in snow
Detailed Description
A vertical ink painting on a light, warm beige ground is framed by decorative borders. The central subject is a large bamboo stalk, rendered in various shades of grey and black ink, extending diagonally from the lower left towards the upper right. The stalk is thick and segmented, with darker ink used for the nodes. Numerous bamboo leaves, also painted in shades of grey and black, branch out from the main stalk and smaller branches, creating dense clusters. Many of the leaves and parts of the main stalk are highlighted with white specks and streaks, suggesting a covering of snow or frost. Faint, irregular white shapes are scattered across the beige background, implying falling snow. In the lower left quadrant, there is a column of vertical black text, followed by two square-shaped red seals stacked vertically. The painting is bordered by an inner strip of light gold with a subtle pattern, and an outer wider strip of dark brown with a repeating, intricate pattern.
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