月夜山水図|Moonlit Landscape
The Met
Artist: Nagasawa Rosetsu 長澤蘆雪(Japanese, 1754–1799)
Date: 1794–95
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on silk
Dimensions: Image: 38 3/8 × 15 15/16 in. (97.5 × 40.5 cm) Overall with mounting: 74 × 21 1/4 in. (188 × 54 cm) Overall with knobs: 74 × 23 1/4 in. (188 × 59.1 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Rosemarie and Leighton Longhi, 2020
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A large, pale moon centered between two stylized trees in an ink wash painting
Detailed Description
A vertical ink wash painting on a light, yellowish-beige paper depicts a large, pale circular moon positioned centrally, slightly to the right. The moon is diffuse, with faint, wispy ink wash visible within its form and around its edges, suggesting clouds or mist. Above the moon, on the left side, a tall, slender tree with stylized, dark ink foliage extends upwards and curves slightly towards the moon. Below the moon, a larger, gnarled tree with multiple branches and stylized dark ink foliage extends from the lower left corner, spreading towards the right. Behind this lower tree, a triangular shape rendered in lighter ink wash suggests a mountain. In the upper left corner, vertical lines of dark calligraphy are present, with two red square seals below them.
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