Untitled
The Met
Artist: Kawabata Gyokushō(Japanese, 1842–1913)
Date: ca. 1887–92
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Album leaf; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: 14 1/2 x 11 1/8 in. (36.8 x 28.3 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
AI GeneratedVisual Summary
Brief Description
Misty mountains, a river with a small boat and two figures, and flowering trees
Detailed Description
The artwork is a vertically oriented landscape painting rendered in muted tones of gray, green, and light blue, with accents of white. The upper portion of the image is dominated by a light gray, misty sky that gradually transitions into distant, softly rendered mountains, their peaks fading into the haze. Below these, a series of closer mountains rise, depicted with more defined contours and varying shades of gray and muted green. Dark green, almost black, clusters of trees dot the slopes of these mountains, particularly on the right side. A winding, light-colored path or stream descends from an upper left mountain. Towards the lower half of the painting, extensive areas of white blossoms cover the lower mountain slopes and extend to the riverbank. In the foreground, a wide, light blue river flows horizontally across the bottom of the composition. On the right bank of the river, a small cluster of dark green trees stands beside two small structures with thatched roofs. A small, light-colored boat with two figures is positioned on the river, slightly to the right of the center. One figure stands at the front of the boat, holding a long pole, while another figure is seated behind them. On the far left, a steep, light-colored cliff face is visible. In the lower left corner, there is vertical black text and a red square seal. The text reads: "玉堂".
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