柳沢淇園筆 山水図|Landscape in the Blue-and-Green Manner
The Met
Artist: Yanagisawa Kien(Japanese, 1704–1758)
Date: first half of the 18th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Image: 53 7/8 × 12 1/2 in. (136.8 × 31.8 cm) Overall with mounting: 82 × 18 1/4 in. (208.3 × 46.4 cm) Overall with knobs: 82 × 21 5/16 in. (208.3 × 54.2 cm)
Credit Line: Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Vertical scroll painting of a mountainous landscape with dense trees, flowing water, and calligraphic text
Detailed Description
A tall, narrow, vertical scroll painting presents a landscape with mountains, trees, and water, in greens, blues, browns, and grays. The scroll itself has a gold-colored border with a subtle patterned design. The top portion of the painting contains two columns of black calligraphic text on a light background, with several red square seals interspersed. Below the text, the landscape begins with towering, craggy mountains, rendered in light browns and grays, which become smaller and lighter towards the top. As the view moves down, the mountains become more defined, with visible brushstrokes creating texture. Dense clusters of trees, primarily in dark green and blue-green hues, cover the slopes and valleys. A winding river or stream, in lighter tones, flows through the landscape, occasionally forming small waterfalls. Small, indistinct structures, possibly houses or temples, are nestled among the trees and mountainsides. The lower half of the painting features larger trees with intricate branch patterns, their foliage a deep blue-green. A body of water, possibly a lake or wider river, is visible towards the bottom, with a small, arched bridge or structure on its bank. More small, simple buildings are visible near the water's edge and tucked into the dense foliage. The very bottom of the painted area includes a red square seal.
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