Untitled
The Met
Artist: Hashimoto Gahō(Japanese, 1835–1908)
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Album leaf; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: 14 1/8 x 10 3/8 in. (35.9 x 26.4 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
Misty ink wash landscape with mountains, cliffs, water, trees, and small buildings
Detailed Description
A monochrome ink wash painting depicts a vast, misty landscape dominated by mountains, water, and trees. The upper portion of the image is a light, hazy gray, suggesting a sky or distant mist. In the top left corner, vertical lines of calligraphy are visible, accompanied by a square red seal below them. Below the misty upper area, a tall, dark, jagged cliff face descends from the left, with a faint vertical streak suggesting a waterfall. To the right of this cliff, a body of water, possibly a lake or wide river, stretches across the midground. Its shoreline is visible, with a small, multi-tiered building nestled on a gentle slope amidst sparse trees on the far side of the water. Another hazy, conical mountain peak rises in the distance behind this building. In the foreground, on the right, dark, angular rock formations and cliffs extend into the water. A gnarled, dark-leaved tree grows from these rocks, and a small, simple house with a peaked roof is visible at the very bottom right. On the left foreground, a cluster of thin, upward-reaching plants, resembling bamboo, emerges from the lower edge. Two small, dark boats are depicted on the surface of the water, one closer to the right foreground and another further back. The painting uses varying shades of gray and black ink to create depth and texture, with lighter washes for distant elements and darker, more defined strokes for closer features.
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