Untitled
The Met
Artist: Unidentified artist|Guo Xi
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Handscroll; ink on silk
Dimensions: 19 in. × 22 ft. 7 in. (48.3 × 688.3 cm)
Credit Line: John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1913
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A wide landscape with towering mountains, a dense forest, and people with horses and carts
Detailed Description
A wide, horizontal landscape is rendered in a muted palette of browns, dark greens, and grays. The upper half is dominated by towering, craggy mountains with textured, cloud-like forms, extending across the entire width. The mountains on the left are darker and more distinct, while those on the right fade into a lighter, hazy background. Below the mountains, a dense forest of tall, slender trees with dark, mostly bare branches fills the middle ground. A few trees on the far left exhibit green foliage, possibly indicating pines. The ground between the trees is a lighter green. In the distant background, faint, undulating hills are visible beneath a lighter, atmospheric sky. The lower third features human activity. On the far left, a small, open-sided building with a dark roof is visible, with several figures dressed in light-colored robes nearby. Below them, a group of people are on foot or riding horses. Two horses pull a large, covered cart with spoked wheels. Further to the right, more figures are seen with horses and carts, including one cart pulled by two horses and another by a single horse. A wooden fence or railing stretches horizontally across the mid-ground, positioned between the foreground activity and the distant landscape. On the right side of the foreground, dark, rocky formations rise, with a path or bridge extending over them, where additional figures on horseback are visible.
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