清 改琦， 曹貞秀 列女圖 冊|Famous Women
The Met
Artist: Cao Zhenxiu|Gai Qi(Chinese, 1762–ca. 1822)
Date: dated 1799
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Album of sixteen leaves; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image (each): 9 3/4 × 6 5/8 in. (24.8 × 16.8 cm) Double-page leaf (each): 12 3/8 × 16 in. (31.4 × 40.6 cm)
Credit Line: Purchase, Bequests of Edna H. Sachs and Flora E. Whiting, by exchange; Fletcher Fund, by exchange; Gifts of Mrs. Harry Payne Bingham and Mrs. Henry J. Bernheim, by exchange; and funds from various donors, by exchange, 2016
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Two pages, one with vertical text and red seals, the other with an ink landscape drawing of a framed figure
Detailed Description
Two adjacent pages are presented against a dark background. The left page is a light reddish-brown, filled with columns of vertical black calligraphic text. Near the bottom of this page, two square red seals are stamped, one above the other. The right page is a light off-white and features a detailed black ink drawing. The drawing depicts a landscape scene with a prominent rectangular frame in the lower center. Above and around this frame, dense foliage and tree branches are rendered with fine lines, suggesting a natural, possibly mountainous or forested, environment. Inside the rectangular frame, a smaller, more detailed scene is visible, showing a figure, possibly a person, seated or reclining amidst natural elements like rocks and trees. The figure appears to be looking towards the left within the framed scene. The area below the frame suggests ground or a path, also rendered with fine line work. The overall drawing style is intricate, relying on delicate lines and shading to create texture and depth.
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