清 張賜寧 設色山水 卷|Landscape
The Met
Artist: Zhang Cining(Chinese, 1743–1818)
Date: 1807
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Handscroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: 16 1/4 x 107 7/8 in. (41.3 x 274 cm)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1957
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Ink wash landscape depicting mountains, prominent pine trees, and a small figure on a path
Detailed Description
The horizontal ink wash painting depicts a landscape rendered in shades of black, gray, and a hint of light blue on an off-white background. In the lower left, a small, light-colored figure walks along a path, holding a staff. This figure is positioned near a cluster of trees with dark, twisted trunks and varied foliage, some appearing deciduous and others like pines. A large, dark pine tree with a twisted trunk and dense, dark needles stands prominently in the left-center foreground, its branches extending upwards and to the right. Behind the foreground elements, the landscape recedes into rolling hills and a body of water or valley, indicated by lighter ink washes and horizontal brushstrokes. The right side of the composition features large, rounded mountains, their forms defined by dark outlines and varying shades of gray wash. On the slopes of these mountains, smaller clusters of pine trees are visible. The uppermost mountain on the right features a flat-topped rock formation.
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