Untitled
The Met
Artist: Suzuki Shōnen 鈴木松年(Japanese, 1849–1918)
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk
Dimensions: Image: 48 3/4 x 19 1/2 in. (123.8 x 49.5 cm) Overall with mounting: 79 1/2 x 25 3/4 in. (201.9 x 65.4 cm) Overall with knobs: 79 1/4 x 28 in. (201.3 x 71.1 cm)
Credit Line: Purchase, Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, by exchange, 1979
Visual Descriptions
AI GeneratedVisual Summary
Brief Description
Dark, misty landscape with sparse, spiky vegetation, a winding path, and a dark sky
Detailed Description
A vertical painting depicts a misty landscape in a muted palette of dark grays, blacks, and off-whites. The upper third of the painting is a deep, dark gray, almost black, appearing as a night sky or heavy mist, with a few faint, lighter specks scattered within it. As the scene moves downward, it gradually lightens. The middle ground reveals undulating, lighter gray terrain, appearing as hills or mounds, with dark, sparse, spiky vegetation emerging from shadowed areas. A winding, lighter path or river meanders through this middle section, disappearing into the darker background. More prominent clusters of dark, thin, spiky reeds or tall grasses are visible in the lower half, particularly on the left side, extending diagonally upwards from the lower left corner. The foreground is the lightest area, rendered in soft off-white and light gray tones, appearing as snow or thick mist. A small, rectangular red seal or mark is visible in the lower left quadrant, near the edge of the painted area.
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