Untitled
The Met
Artist: Unidentified artist
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; color on paper
Dimensions: 23 1/8 x 12 in. (58.7 x 30.5 cm)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1918
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Monochromatic ink painting depicting tall trees by a river with distant mountains, topped by bold calligraphy
Detailed Description
The artwork is a vertical, monochromatic ink painting, primarily in shades of black and gray, with some red seals. The top section features large, bold characters rendered in dark ink, arranged horizontally. Below these, more characters are visible, accompanied by two square red seals. Along the upper right edge of the painting, a vertical column of smaller characters is present. The main landscape scene occupies the lower two-thirds of the composition. In the background, light gray tones suggest a sky, which transitions into darker, undulating mountain forms that stretch across the mid-distance. The central focus of the landscape is a group of five tall, slender trees with light-toned trunks and dark, horizontally extending branches. Their foliage is depicted with textured, dark ink strokes, and some branches extend horizontally, appearing windswept. These trees stand on the banks of a wide body of water, possibly a river or lake, which flows horizontally across the mid-ground. The water is rendered with lighter gray washes and darker, swirling strokes that indicate movement and ripples. The foreground is dominated by dark, rounded rocks and textured landforms, with water flowing around and between them, creating intricate patterns. In the lower left of the landscape section, a block of smaller, vertically arranged characters is visible, with a square red seal below them. Another small square red seal is located in the lower right corner of the landscape.
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