「夏山深翠」(Kazan shinsui) |“The Deep Green of Summer Mountains”
The Met
Artist: Hine Taizan 日根對山(Japanese, 1813–1869)
Date: 1850s
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: Image: 65 7/8 × 32 3/8 in. (167.3 × 82.2 cm) Overall with mounting: 87 1/2 × 41 5/8 in. (222.3 × 105.7 cm) Overall with knobs: 87 1/2 × 45 5/8 in. (222.3 × 115.9 cm)
Credit Line: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2020
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Towering mountains, dense pine trees, a cascading waterfall, buildings, and a figure by a winding stream
Detailed Description
A vertical landscape, rendered primarily in shades of black, gray, and muted greens and browns on a light beige background, depicts a vast mountainous scene. The upper half is dominated by towering, craggy mountains with textured brushstrokes suggesting rocky surfaces and sparse foliage, receding into a lighter, misty background. In the mid-ground, a waterfall cascades down the right side of a central mountain. Below it, a cluster of buildings with reddish-brown roofs is nestled among dense pine trees. Further up and to the left, another group of buildings is visible on a higher mountain slope. The foreground features a winding stream or river, with a small figure in a reddish-brown robe seated on the bank to the left of the stream, facing right. More large pine trees with dark green needles and brown trunks frame the lower part of the scene, particularly on the left. Several small, simple buildings with reddish-brown roofs are visible on stilts along the stream's edge on the right. In the upper left, vertical text in black ink reads: "匡山沈學" followed by "高山仰止" and "丁丑年冬月寫於" and then "清溪草堂". Below this text, there is a red square seal.
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