「青山雨歇」|Green Mountains as the Rain Ceases
The Met
Artist: Urakami (Uragami) Gyokudō 浦上玉堂(Japanese, 1745–1820)
Date: early 19th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 43 11/16 × 10 7/8 in. (111 × 27.6 cm) Overall with mounting: 73 1/8 × 16 1/4 in. (185.7 × 41.3 cm) Overall with knobs: 73 1/8 × 18 9/16 in. (185.7 × 47.1 cm)
Credit Line: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2021
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A tall ink wash painting with a towering central mountain peak, smaller mountains, and scattered structures
Detailed Description
The artwork is a vertical ink wash painting, presented as a scroll. The central image is a tall, narrow landscape dominated by mountains rendered in various shades of black ink on a light, off-white background. In the upper half, a prominent, towering mountain peak rises centrally, its contours defined by curved, layered brushstrokes. To its left, a smaller, rounded peak is visible, and to its right, another peak with a more textured surface. Calligraphy, consisting of several vertical lines of characters, is positioned on the left side of the central peak. The middle section features a dense arrangement of mountains and hills. Many of these slopes are covered with numerous small, dark dots, suggesting dense foliage or trees. Scattered among these hills are small, simple structures, possibly houses or temples, indicated by a few lines and dots. The lower third of the painting depicts a valley or lower mountain slopes. Here, clusters of taller, slender trees, possibly bamboo, are visible, rendered with vertical brushstrokes. The ground is textured with many small dots and lines, indicating terrain and vegetation. More small structures are nestled within these lower areas. The composition presents a vast, rugged, and densely vegetated mountain range. The painting is framed by a light beige border, which is then mounted on a dark blue fabric with a subtle pattern of dark blue, stylized leaf or cloud shapes and small, reddish-pink floral accents at the very top and bottom edges of the scroll.
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