清 戴熙 山水圖 冊|Landscapes
The Met
Artist: Dai Xi(Chinese, 1801–1860)
Date: 1848
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Album of eight paintings; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 12 1/4 x 7 5/8 in. (31.1 x 19.4 cm)
Credit Line: Purchase, Bequest of Dorothy Graham Bennett, 1984
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
An ink wash landscape with misty mountains, bare trees, a winding path, and calligraphic text
Detailed Description
A horizontal ink wash painting depicts a misty landscape primarily in shades of gray and black, with subtle hints of pale blue-green in the distant mountains. The upper left quadrant features a vertical column of black calligraphic text, followed by a red square seal at its base. The background is dominated by several layers of softly rendered, rounded mountains that recede into a hazy distance, created with light ink washes and the aforementioned pale blue-green tones. In the midground, a cluster of bare, gnarled trees with drooping, intricate branches occupies the left and central areas. These trees are rendered with darker, more defined ink strokes, suggesting texture in their trunks and branches. To the right of these trees, a low, winding path or bridge, also rendered in dark ink, crosses a flat, marshy area indicated by numerous short, vertical ink strokes. Further to the right and slightly uphill, more clusters of smaller, similarly bare trees are visible. The foreground consists of open, light-toned ground, providing a sense of depth to the scene. The visible text reads: 西湖山行石玉紫峯年不九里四疊中高祀南奔出第二橋造御亭捐
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