Untitled
The Met
Artist: Katō Bunrei(Japanese, 1706–1782)
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: 38 1/4 x 14 3/8 in. (97.2 x 36.5 cm)
Credit Line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A vertical ink wash depicts a misty landscape with dark trees and a faint distant ridge
Detailed Description
A vertical hanging scroll features an ink wash landscape on a light, warm-toned ground, framed by decorative borders. The central painting area is dominated by shades of grey and black ink, showing a misty atmosphere. In the lower-left and central-left, a cluster of trees is rendered with darker, more defined ink strokes, showing distinct foliage and trunks. Moving upwards and to the right, other tree forms become progressively lighter and more indistinct, blending into a pervasive mist that fills much of the composition. A faint, arcing line, possibly suggesting a distant mountain ridge or cloud formation, extends from the upper-left towards the center-right. In the lower-left corner, there is vertical black text, followed by two stacked red square seals. The painting is bordered by an inner strip of light gold with a subtle floral pattern, and an outer wider border of dark blue-grey fabric adorned with a repeating pattern of small gold floral or geometric motifs.
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