明 佚名 舊傳刁光 叢簧集羽 卷|River Scene with Birds and Bamboo
The Met
Artist: Diao Guang|Unidentified artist(Chinese, 852–935)
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Handscroll; ink and mineral color on silk
Dimensions: 13 in. × 11 ft. 5 3/4 in. (33 × 349.9 cm)
Credit Line: John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1913
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A horizontal landscape painting depicts white and dark birds among trees, green hills, and water
Detailed Description
The painting is a horizontal landscape rendered in a muted palette of browns, greens, and reddish-pink. The background is a warm, light brown. On the far left, a large tree with a thick, dark brown trunk and branches extends upwards and towards the center. Its branches are adorned with small, reddish-pink blossoms or leaves, and several dark-colored birds perch among them. Below this tree, a series of undulating green hills and banks slope downwards, defining the terrain. Further to the right, a smaller, bare tree with dark, gnarled branches stands on a green bank, with two small, light blue birds perched on its branches. A calm body of water, depicted in a slightly darker brown-green hue, stretches across the lower half of the painting, separating the foreground banks from the mid-ground. Along the green banks bordering the water, several large white birds, resembling cranes or egrets, are positioned. Some stand upright, one appears to be preening with its head tucked, and another is bending its neck towards the water. In the upper right portion of the painting, several smaller white birds are shown in various stages of flight, with their wings spread. Additional small, dark birds are visible near the water's edge and on the branches of the trees.
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