青木木米筆 山中喫茶図扇面|Preparing Tea by a Mountain Gorge
The Met
Artist: Aoki Mokubei(1767–1833)
Date: 1825
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Folding fan mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Image: 8 1/4 × 19 7/16 in. (21 × 49.4 cm) Overall with mounting: 39 3/8 × 25 1/16 in. (100 × 63.7 cm) Overall with knobs: 39 3/8 × 27 7/16 in. (100 × 69.7 cm)
Credit Line: Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Ink wash landscape on a folding fan, depicting mountains, trees, and text on a blue background
Detailed Description
A fan-shaped ink wash painting is centered on a deep blue, patterned background. The painting itself is on a light cream-colored surface, marked with faint vertical lines suggesting the pleats of a folding fan. It depicts a landscape scene rendered in various shades of black and gray ink. On the far left, a cluster of tall, dark trees with dense foliage rises from a rocky base. Below these trees, a small section of vertical text in black ink is visible, which appears to read "西山畫", followed by a square red seal. Moving right, the landscape transitions into a series of rolling hills and jagged mountains. These mountains are rendered with lighter ink washes for the broader forms and darker, more defined strokes for peaks and crevices. Some areas show sparse, lighter foliage. The composition flows horizontally across the fan, with the left side dominated by the darker, more detailed trees and the right side by the lighter, more expansive mountain range. The blue background features a subtle, repeating pattern of stylized clouds or waves.
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