土岐洞文筆 雪景山水図|Snowy Landscape
The Met
Artist: Toki Tōbun(Japanese, 1502–1582?)
Date: ca. 1550
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Fan mounted as a hanging scroll; ink, gold wash, and mica on paper
Dimensions: Image: W. 18 1/2 in. (47 cm) Overall with mounting: 50 × 26 in. (127 × 66 cm) Overall with knobs: 50 × 27 15/16 in. (127 × 71 cm)
Credit Line: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2018
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
An ink landscape painting on a fan depicts mountains, trees, water, and a small boat
Detailed Description
An ink wash painting on a fan-shaped piece of paper is mounted on a larger, light-colored sheet with decorative borders. The fan-shaped painting depicts a mountainous landscape rendered in various shades of black and gray ink on a light background. On the right, steep, rugged mountains rise, densely covered with dark, textured trees with spiky forms, appearing close to the viewer. Moving leftward, the mountains become less defined and appear softer and more distant, rendered with lighter ink washes. A body of water, possibly a river or lake, occupies the lower central and left portions of the fan. A small, narrow boat with a single figure is visible on the water in the lower left quadrant. Further left, the landscape recedes into a hazy distance, with faint outlines of hills or mountains. A small, square red seal is stamped in the lower left corner of the fan, near the boat. The composition features strong diagonal lines and varying ink intensity, which visually convey depth within the curved format.
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