清 任頤 軸|Man on a Bridge
The Met
Artist: Ren Yi (Ren Bonian)(Chinese, 1840–1896)
Date: dated 1889
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on bark paper
Dimensions: Image: 37 in. × 24 1/4 in. (94 × 61.6 cm) Overall with mounting: 80 × 29 3/4 in. (203.2 × 75.6 cm) Overall with knobs: 80 × 32 7/8 in. (203.2 × 83.5 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, in memory of La Ferne Hatfield Ellsworth, 1986
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A figure on a bridge, facing bare trees on a rocky bank, with script and seals
Detailed Description
A vertical monochromatic landscape scene is depicted. In the upper left, several vertical lines of black script are visible, followed by a square red seal. A small figure, seen from behind, stands on a wooden bridge in the mid-left. The figure wears a light-colored robe and has dark hair tied up. The bridge, constructed from planks and supported by vertical posts, curves gently upwards, spanning a gap over what appears to be a rocky ravine or flowing water, indicated by dark, swirling brushstrokes. To the left of the bridge, faint, undulating hills recede into the distance. The right side of the image is dominated by a dense cluster of tall, bare trees with numerous thin, upward-reaching branches. These trees are depicted with varying shades of black, creating a sense of depth and texture, and they rise from a rugged, rocky bank. Two square red seals are placed in the bottom right corner.
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