Untitled
The Met
Artist: Unidentified artist
Date: 18th century or later
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 17 x 18 7/8 in. (43.2 x 47.9 cm)
Credit Line: John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1913
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
An ink painting of a mountainous landscape with a river, traditional buildings, and bamboo trees
Detailed Description
This monochrome ink painting depicts a vast landscape scene, rendered in shades of black, grey, and the natural light beige of the paper. The composition is horizontally oriented, with a decorative border featuring green and light blue geometric patterns along the top edge. In the background, faint, misty mountains with jagged peaks rise, their forms appearing softened and distant. The middle ground is dominated by a river that flows from the left, curving towards the right. On the left bank, a large, dark rock formation is covered with bamboo. Adjacent to this, a complex of traditional buildings with tiled roofs is nestled by the river. A small, low bridge with railings crosses the river in front of these structures, leading to a smaller, open-sided pavilion with a thatched roof on the opposite bank. To the right of the buildings, a prominent, gnarled tree with sparse foliage stands tall, surrounded by dense groves of bamboo. Further to the right, two small figures, appearing to be people, walk along a winding path that meanders through rocky terrain and more bamboo. The river continues to flow towards the right, showing ripples and darker areas indicating movement. In the upper left quadrant, several columns of black calligraphic text are visible: "竹話仙館", "信鮮尤九仙令", "李時高九仙利", "畫竹寫竹寫竹", "紅茶: 堂六仙", "雨山學佛寺如", "為以戊午月雨", "秀閣西山仙度", "李時此", "海東王華". Below the text, two red square seals are present.
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