清 柳堉 山水圖 卷|Traveling Amid Streams and Mountains
The Met
Artist: Liu Yu(Chinese, 1620–after 1689)
Date: 1680
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Handscroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: 10 3/8 x 200 1/4 in. (26.4 x 508.6 cm)
Credit Line: Bequest of John M. Crawford Jr., 1988
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A monochrome ink wash landscape painting depicting mountains, gnarled trees, a valley, and small structures
Detailed Description
A horizontal ink wash painting, rendered in shades of grey and black, depicts a vast mountainous landscape. On the far left, a steep, craggy mountain face rises, textured with dark ink strokes and dotted with small clusters of trees. Moving towards the center, a valley opens up, revealing a prominent group of gnarled pine trees with dense, dark foliage, rooted on a rocky ridge. Below these trees, two small, indistinct figures are seated or standing. To their left, a few bare-branched trees are visible. The valley floor extends into the midground, rendered with lighter ink washes, appearing as a distant forest or plain. On the right side, a series of rolling hills and mountains recede into the distance, also dotted with trees. At the bottom right, a small, simple house with a peaked roof and open front is nestled near the edge of what appears to be a body of water or a riverbank. The background features a range of hazy, lighter-toned mountains that recede into the distance.
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