Untitled
The Met
Artist: Seki Shūkō(Japanese, 1858–1915)
Date: 1892
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Album leaf; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: 13 7/8 x 10 1/2 in. (35.2 x 26.7 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 mountain landscape with a village, river, and a lone figure on a path
Detailed Description
The artwork is an ink wash painting depicting a vast, misty mountain landscape rendered primarily in shades of gray and black, with subtle hints of brown and green. The composition is vertically oriented, framed by a gold-colored border with a subtle pattern. In the upper half, towering, craggy mountains rise, their peaks fading into a light mist that fills the valleys and obscures parts of the midground. The mountains are rendered with varied brushstrokes, showing texture and depth. A narrow waterfall is visible on one of the lower mountains on the left. The midground features a wide, winding river or body of water, its surface calm and reflecting the muted tones of the sky and distant land. Small, dark islands or landmasses dot the water. On the right, a steep hillside covered with tall, slender trees, some with reddish-brown foliage, slopes down towards the water. In the lower left, a small village is nestled on a hillside. Several traditional-style houses with dark roofs and light-colored walls are visible, surrounded by numerous trees with dense, dark green and brown foliage. A winding path leads from the village down towards the foreground. In the lower center, a lone figure, dressed in a light blue robe and holding a staff, walks along a path that curves from the left foreground towards the right midground. The figure is small in scale compared to the landscape. Further to the right, another small, dark figure appears to be on the water's edge or a small island. In the upper right corner, vertical lines of black text read "士表戊春日" and "月陽黒江画", followed by a red seal. A smaller red seal is also present in the lower left corner.
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