清 石濤(朱若極) 尋僊山水圖 冊|Landscapes
The Met
Artist: Shitao (Zhu Ruoji)(Chinese, 1642–1707)
Date: ca. 1690s
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Album of eight leaves; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 8 1/4 × 12 3/8 in. (21 × 31.4 cm)
Credit Line: Bequest of John M. Crawford Jr., 1988
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Two boats on water, a cliff with a white house, distant mountains, and inscribed text
Detailed Description
The image is a horizontal watercolor painting depicting a waterside landscape. The left two-thirds of the composition are dominated by a body of water, rendered in light gray and blue washes with horizontal lines indicating ripples. Two small boats with orange sails are positioned in the lower left, moving rightward. Each boat contains a single figure. Above the boats, in the upper left corner, is a block of vertical black text, accompanied by two red square seals and one red circular seal. The text reads: "泳詩震澤如大能使 朝似鏡無塵". The right third of the image features a prominent, dark gray and brown cliff face that extends from the bottom edge upwards, curving slightly to the right. On a flat, light brown plateau atop this cliff, a small, white, rectangular house with a dark blue-gray striped roof is situated. A thin, dark pole stands behind the house. To the right of the house, a dark green tree with a visible trunk and branches grows on the cliff edge. Further to the right and behind the house, a larger, dark gray mountain rises, its surface textured with vertical brushstrokes. Another small red seal is visible in the lower right corner. The overall palette is muted, with grays, blues, and browns, accented by the orange sails and red seals.
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