清 佚名 舊傳顧愷之 會稽山圖 卷|The Hills of Kuaiji
The Met
Artist: Unidentified artist|Gu Kaizhi
Date: 18th cenury or later
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Handscroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: 19 3/8 in. × 23 ft. 4 3/8 in. (49.2 × 712.2 cm)
Credit Line: John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1913
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A monochrome landscape painting featuring towering, textured mountains, dense pine trees, and scattered traditional buildings
Detailed Description
The artwork is a monochrome landscape painting rendered in shades of brown, sepia, and dark grey, depicting a vast mountainous scene. The upper two-thirds of the composition are dominated by a series of imposing, rugged mountains with undulating peaks and steep, vertically striated slopes, with deep valleys and cliffs visible between them. Some mountain surfaces show subtle textures resembling foliage or rock formations. In the upper right, a small, multi-tiered building with a dark roof is nestled on a mountain ledge. On the left side, at the base of a large mountain, a cluster of traditional-style buildings with dark, gabled roofs is visible, connected by what appears to be a bridge or pathway. The foreground and midground feature numerous tall, dark evergreen trees, likely pines, with distinct clusters of needles, rooted on rocky, uneven terrain. A winding, lighter-toned area, possibly a river or path, meanders through the lower part of the scene, separating the foreground trees from the larger mountain masses. The sky above the mountains is a lighter, muted brown.
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