Untitled
The Met
Artist: Unidentified artist
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Handscroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: 33 3/4 × 16 in. (85.7 × 40.6 cm)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1943
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A monochrome ink painting of large rocks, bare branches, and various plants including bamboo and flowers.
Detailed Description
This monochrome ink painting depicts a natural landscape with rocks and various plants. The composition is horizontal, with a light-toned ground in the foreground and a hazy, textured background that suggests distant hills or an expansive sky. On the far left, a large, dark, irregularly shaped rock stands prominently, with thin, bare branches extending upwards and to the right from behind it. To the left of this rock, several slender, pointed leaves, resembling bamboo, are visible. Below and to the right of the large rock, smaller, organic shapes, possibly fungi or stylized rock formations, are depicted alongside broad-leafed plants. In the central foreground, a cluster of long, arching leaves, resembling orchids, emerges from the ground, with a few small, light-toned blossoms. The ground gently undulates across the mid-section, featuring small tufts of grass in various places. Towards the right side of the painting, a smaller, dark rock is surrounded by a cluster of plants bearing several daisy-like flowers with distinct petals and dark centers. The overall palette consists of various shades of gray, from very light tones for the ground and sky to deep, dark tones for the rocks and some plant elements, creating depth and contrast. Two small, square seals with illegible characters are visible in the bottom left corner, stacked vertically, and another faint, small seal is in the bottom right corner.
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