元 忽哥赤 和 佚名 耕稼圖 卷 |Rice Culture, or Sowing and Reaping
The Met
Artist: Unidentified artist
Date: before 1353
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Handscroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: Image: 10 1/2 x 199 3/8 in. (26.7 x 506.4 cm) Overall with mounting: 12 1/4 x 389 in. (31.1 x 988.1 cm)
Credit Line: Purchase, W. M. Keck Foundation Gift and other gifts, in memory of Douglas Dillon, 2005
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Five figures operate a water-lifting device on a hillside, one in a basket, with calligraphic text
Detailed Description
The horizontal painting depicts a scene on a hillside, rendered in muted earth tones, greens, and browns. The composition is divided between a landscape on the right and columns of calligraphic text on the left and far right. In the central-left portion, four figures are engaged in operating a water-lifting device. They stand on a wooden platform or bridge that extends over a dark, unseen area, possibly a water source. Three figures, dressed in simple white or light-colored tunics and dark trousers, are positioned in a line, pulling on ropes or levers connected to the mechanism. The figure furthest left wears a white cloth around their head. They are under a simple, open-sided shelter with a dark, sloped roof supported by poles. To the right of this group, a fifth figure, wearing a light-colored garment, is seated or crouched inside a large, open-weave basket suspended from a tall wooden pole. This pole is part of a larger structure that includes a horizontal beam and a counterweight, suggesting a well or water-lifting system. The figure appears to be pulling on a rope or chain. The background behind these figures is a steep, grassy hillside, with some rocky outcrops visible below the water-lifting structure. On the far left, several columns of vertical text are written in black ink. On the far right, more columns of vertical text are present, also in black ink, followed by a small red square seal at the bottom right corner.
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