高橋草坪筆 帰牧図|Herdboy and Water Buffaloes Returning Home
The Met
Artist: Takahashi Sōhei(Japanese, ca 1804.– ca. 1835)
Date: 1832
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Image: 40 1/16 × 16 1/2 in. (101.8 × 41.9 cm) Overall with mounting: 69 11/16 × 22 1/16 in. (177 × 56 cm) Overall with knobs: 69 11/16 × 24 7/16 in. (177 × 62 cm)
Credit Line: Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A scroll painting depicts a herder guiding goats through a rocky landscape with distant mountains
Detailed Description
This vertical scroll painting depicts a landscape rendered in ink and light colors. The upper third of the composition is a blank, off-white space, with black calligraphic text positioned on the left side. The text reads: "丁巳三月寫於停雲館 曾好雨". Below this, the landscape unfolds, depicting a winding path through a rocky terrain. A group of five goats, varying in size and posture, are distributed across the middle and lower sections of the painting. Their bodies are rendered with light brown, white, and grey washes, some exhibiting subtle striped patterns. One goat in the lower left has prominent horns. A small human figure, a herder, wearing a light blue hat and light brown clothing, is positioned among the goats, holding a slender stick. The ground is depicted with dark grey and black brushstrokes, suggesting texture and small rocks. Patches of light blue-green foliage are scattered throughout the landscape, particularly around the goats and in the mid-ground. In the background, a series of dark grey, jagged rock formations or mountains with light blue-green accents rise faintly. A red square seal is visible in the lower right corner of the painted area. The overall palette is muted, dominated by earth tones, greys, and subtle blues.
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