清 緙絲龍舟競渡圖|Dragon-boat festival performance
The Met
Artist: Unidentified artist
Date: 18th–19th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Silk and metal thread tapestry (kesi)
Dimensions: 30 × 42 1/2 in. (76.2 × 108 cm) Pressure-mounted: 35 × 47 × 1 1/2 in. (88.9 × 119.4 × 3.8 cm)
Credit Line: Bequest of Alice E. Getty, 1949
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Embroidered landscape depicting a wide river, numerous people, boats, bridges, buildings, and mountains.
Detailed Description
A rectangular embroidered artwork depicts a detailed landscape scene centered around a wide river or lake. The background features rolling mountains with green and brown hues under a light blue sky. The middle ground is dominated by the expansive body of water, which is filled with numerous boats of different sizes and designs. Many boats are long and narrow, propelled by multiple oars, some with ornate structures or canopies. Other boats are smaller, carrying fewer passengers. Several bridges span the water, connecting landmasses. One prominent arched bridge in the upper right has many figures walking across it. Another, flatter bridge is visible in the lower left. The land areas on either side of the water and on small islands are densely populated with trees, buildings, and human figures. The trees are rendered in various shades of green and blue-green, with some appearing as large, leafy canopies and others as slender pines. Buildings include multi-tiered pagodas with red roofs and smaller, simpler structures. People are depicted in various activities: walking, riding in boats, and standing on bridges or riverbanks, some standing near each other. Their clothing features a palette of reds, blues, greens, and browns. The water is light blue with white wavy lines indicating movement.
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