清 龔賢 冬景山水圖 軸|Wintry mountains
The Met
Artist: Gong Xian(Chinese, 1619–1689)
Date: ca. 1679–89
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 65 1/4 × 19 1/4 in. (165.7 × 48.9 cm) Overall with mounting: 9 ft. 6 1/4 in. × 26 1/2 in. (290.2 × 67.3 cm) Overall with knobs: 9 ft. 6 1/4 in. × 30 1/4 in. (290.2 × 76.8 cm)
Credit Line: Bequest of John M. Crawford Jr., 1988
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A snowy mountain landscape with bare trees, pine trees, small buildings, and calligraphy
Detailed Description
This vertical composition on light cream-colored paper depicts a vast, snow-covered mountain landscape. The scene is rendered primarily in shades of black and gray ink, with areas of white representing snow and mist. At the top, towering, snow-capped mountains rise into a misty sky, their peaks softly defined. To the right of the upper mountains, vertical lines of black calligraphy are visible, accompanied by several small red square seals. Below these peaks, nestled among snow-dusted hills, are several small buildings with dark roofs, surrounded by clusters of dark, spiky pine trees. The middle section of the composition features a dense array of bare trees with intricate, dark branches, standing tall against the snowy slopes. Rocky outcrops and rounded hills, also covered in snow, are interspersed with patches of darker foliage or exposed rock. The ink work shows varied brushstrokes, creating texture for the rocks and the fine lines of the tree branches. Towards the bottom, a wider expanse of water or a frozen river is visible, with a few small, dark brushstrokes suggesting reeds or sparse vegetation along its edge. More bare trees, larger and more prominent, are at the lower part of the scene, their trunks and branches rendered with strong, dark ink. The very bottom of the composition features several more red square seals, scattered across the lower margin.
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