清 王翬 倣巨然燕文貴山水圖 卷|Landscape in the Style of Juran and Yan Wengui
The Met
Artist: Wang Hui(Chinese, 1632–1717)
Date: Dated 1713
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Handscroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Image: 12 1/4 x 158 3/8 in. (31.1 x 402.3 cm) Overall with mounting: 12 7/8 x 359 1/8 in. (32.7 x 912.2 cm)
Credit Line: Ex coll.: C. C. Wang Family, Gift of Douglas Dillon, 1979
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A monochrome landscape with a wide body of water, distant mountains, sparse trees, small boats, and birds
Detailed Description
The monochrome image, rendered in shades of black, white, and grey, depicts a wide natural scene. A light grey sky fills the upper portion, featuring several groups of small, dark bird-like shapes flying in formation. Below the sky, a range of distant, undulating mountains stretches across the horizon in lighter grey tones. The central and largest part of the composition is occupied by a wide, calm body of water, appearing light grey. Numerous small, dark marks, arranged in rows and resembling fishing nets or markers, are scattered across the water. Two small, dark boats, each with a single figure, are visible on the water; one is near the left bank, and another is closer to the large mountain on the right. On the left side of the image, a gentle, sloping bank rises from the water's edge, dotted with sparse trees and a few small, simple buildings with dark roofs. Further left, more dense foliage is visible. The right side of the image is dominated by a massive, rugged mountain range with steep, textured cliffs that extend from the foreground almost to the distant horizon. Darker ink defines the craggy surfaces and crevices of these mountains. A winding path, marked by small steps, ascends one of the mountain slopes on the far right, leading up through a cluster of tall, slender trees. In the immediate foreground, particularly on the lower left and center, several bare, gnarled trees with delicate, intricate branches are depicted.
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