明/清 項聖謨 山水花鳥圖 冊|Landscapes, Flowers and Birds
The Met
Artist: Xiang Shengmo(Chinese, 1597–1658)
Date: dated 1639
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Album of eight paintings; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 11 1/8 x 8 7/8 in. (28.3 x 22.5 cm)
Credit Line: Edward Elliott Family Collection, Purchase, The Dillon Fund Gift, 1981
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Brief Description
Ink painting of delicate plum blossoms on gnarled branches with calligraphic text and red seals
Detailed Description
An ink painting on light, textured paper shows plum blossoms and branches. The background is a uniform light gray, providing a subtle contrast to the darker ink elements. Gnarled branches, rendered in varying shades of dark gray and black ink, extend across the paper. A thick, prominent branch enters from the upper right, curving downwards and to the left, with thinner offshoots. Another cluster of branches emerges from the lower left, reaching upwards and towards the center. Delicate plum blossoms, depicted with five petals and dark centers, are scattered along these branches. The blossoms are rendered in a lighter ink wash or left unpainted, creating a white appearance against the paper. They appear in clusters, particularly on the left side and towards the bottom of the composition. In the upper left corner, vertical lines of black calligraphic text are present, followed by two square red seals stacked vertically below the text.
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