清 吳滔 園林圖 冊頁|Garden scene
The Met
Artist: Wu Tao(Chinese, 1840–1895)
Date: ｄａｔｅｄ 1867
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Album leaf; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Image: 13 × 11 in. (33 × 27.9 cm) Sheet: 20 15/16 × 20 15/16 in. (53.2 × 53.2 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Carin and Michael Cunningham, in memory of Harrie A. Vanderstappen, 2017
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
An ink wash landscape shows two figures, buildings, trees, a large rock, and layered mountains
Detailed Description
An ink wash painting shows a landscape primarily in shades of grey, black, light blue, brown, and green. In the upper left corner, black calligraphic text is arranged in ten vertical lines, reading from right to left: "丁外三月將 邀不歌不酬 浦不枯不竭 亭不朽不滅 觀不留不歇 宿不歸不別 誰不相識兩 兩相識兩兩 攜手共遊此 處有道觀". Below the text, a small red square seal is visible. The foreground features two robed figures standing on a light ground, one taller than the other, facing towards the left. To their right, a low, rectangular platform or table holds two small, dark, cylindrical objects. Sparse, light green and grey vegetation dots the ground. In the midground, a building with a dark, gabled roof and an open front stands on a raised wooden platform with railings. Large, light-colored, broad-leafed plants, possibly banana trees, surround this structure. To the left of the building, a light brown wall with an arched gateway extends towards the left edge of the painting. To the right of the central building, a large, dark, craggy rock formation rises prominently, next to a tall, slender tree with dark, rounded foliage. Several smaller trees with dark leaves are clustered near the rock and the larger tree. Further to the right, another building with a similar roof and structure is partially visible behind trees. The background is dominated by layered mountains, rendered in soft washes of grey and light blue, receding into the distance.
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