Untitled
The Met
Artist: Urakami (Uragami) Gyokudō 浦上玉堂(Japanese, 1745–1820)
Date: 1814
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 50 1/4 × 21 5/16 in. (127.7 × 54.2 cm) Overall with mounting: 73 1/4 × 27 7/16 in. (186 × 69.7 cm) Overall with knobs: 73 1/4 × 32 5/16 in. (186 × 82 cm)
Credit Line: Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A tall, craggy mountain overlooks a river with a bridge and buildings in an ink wash
Detailed Description
This vertical ink wash painting, rendered primarily in shades of black and gray, depicts a towering, dark, craggy mountain in the upper center, appearing as a stack of eroded rock formations with several dark, irregular openings. To the left of this prominent peak, lighter, more distant mountains recede into a misty background. In the upper left quadrant, vertical lines of black calligraphy are visible, reading from top to bottom: "久作甲戌", "仁印戊", "寫得谿聲", and "圖". Below the main mountain, a river flows horizontally across the mid-ground. On the left side of the river, a small, arched bridge spans the water, with two small figures visible on its surface. Further down the river, a small, dark boat or object floats. The right bank of the river is densely forested with a variety of trees; some have dark, full foliage, while others display delicate, bare branches. Nestled among these trees on the right is a small building with a distinctive pointed roof, resembling a pagoda or temple. The foreground features textured ground and sparse vegetation.
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