澱川邂逅之図 (Yodogawa kaikō no zu)|Unexpected Meeting on the Yodo River
The Met
Artist: Tanomura Chikuden 田能村竹田|Rai San’yō 頼山陽(Japanese, 1777–1835)
Date: 1823
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 50 1/8 × 10 11/16 in. (127.3 × 27.2 cm) Overall with mounting: 68 × 15 3/4 in. (172.7 × 40 cm) Overall with knobs: 68 × 17 3/4 in. (172.7 × 45.1 cm)
Credit Line: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2021
Visual Descriptions
AI GeneratedVisual Summary
Brief Description
Vertical scroll with black calligraphic text above a monochrome landscape: mountains, water, and trees
Detailed Description
The image displays a vertical scroll, primarily composed of light beige paper mounted on a dark green fabric with a subtle, repeating pattern. The top half of the paper is filled with vertical lines of black calligraphic text, written in varying sizes and styles. Some characters are larger and bolder, while others are finer. Several red seal impressions, typically square or rectangular, are interspersed among the lines of text and below them. Below the text, the bottom half of the scroll depicts a monochrome landscape painting. On the left side, a tall, jagged mountain peak rises, rendered with washes of light gray and darker ink lines suggesting rocky textures. To its right, a series of smaller, rounded hills or mountains recede into the background, also in shades of gray and black. In the foreground, a body of water stretches horizontally across the lower part of the painting. On the right bank of this water, a prominent, gnarled tree with long, drooping branches extends over the water. Its foliage is depicted with loose, dark ink strokes. Below the tree, the bank is rendered with dark, textured ink washes, suggesting rocks or dense vegetation.
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