Untitled
The Met
Artist: Kawanabe Kyōsai 河鍋暁斎(Japanese, 1831–1889)
Date: ca. 1887
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Album leaf; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: 14 1/4 x 10 7/8 in. (36.2 x 27.6 cm)
Credit Line: Charles Stewart Smith Collection, Gift of Mrs. Charles Stewart Smith, Charles Stewart Smith Jr., and Howard Caswell Smith, in memory of Charles Stewart Smith, 1914
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A vast, monochrome mountainous landscape featuring towering peaks, waterfalls, pine trees, and small buildings
Detailed Description
This vertical monochrome painting depicts a vast, intricate mountainous landscape rendered in shades of gray and black on a light, parchment-colored background. The composition is dominated by towering, jagged mountains that fill the upper two-thirds of the image. These mountains feature steep, angular rock faces and numerous vertical crevices, with dense clusters of small, dark pine trees clinging to their slopes and ridges. Several prominent waterfalls cascade down the cliffs, appearing as lighter, almost white streaks against the darker rock. Nestled among the peaks and on ledges are small, multi-tiered buildings with curved roofs, particularly visible in the upper-middle and right-middle sections. A band of lighter, misty areas separates the upper mountain range from the lower foreground. The foreground consists of more rounded, undulating hills and rock formations, also dotted with trees. Here, the pine trees are larger and more distinctly rendered, with gnarled branches and textured foliage. At the bottom left, a small cluster of buildings with sloped roofs is situated at the base of a hill. A faint river or body of water is suggested on the far right. Vertical text is visible in the upper right corner.
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