清 吳大澂 山水 扇面|Fragrant Mountains
The Met
Artist: Wu Dacheng(Chinese, 1835–1902)
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on alum paper
Dimensions: 6 7/8 x 20 7/8 in. (17.5 x 53 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, in memory of La Ferne Hatfield Ellsworth, 1986
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Ink wash landscape on a fan showing mountains, trees, a river, buildings, and calligraphy
Detailed Description
An ink wash landscape painting on a fan-shaped surface depicts a mountainous scene with a river and trees. The painting is rendered primarily in black ink on a light, off-white background, with faint vertical lines of the fan's structure visible beneath the artwork. Large, textured mountains dominate the central and upper portions of the composition, rendered with varied brushstrokes that suggest rocky formations and contours. A cluster of dark trees covers the slopes of the mountains, particularly dense on a plateau towards the upper left where small, light-colored buildings are nestled. A river flows horizontally across the lower-middle section of the painting, winding through the landscape. More trees are visible along the riverbanks and in the lower left foreground. In the upper left corner, there is a block of vertical calligraphy in black ink, accompanied by two square red seals placed below and to the left of the text. A smaller, single red square seal is also present in the lower left corner of the painting.
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