明 葉廣 月下漁夫圖 軸|Fisherman viewing the moon
The Met
Artist: Ye Guang(Chinese, active late 16th–early 17th century)
Date: ca. 1600
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: Image: 57 1/2 × 29 1/2 in. (146.1 × 74.9 cm)
Credit Line: Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 2021
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Moonlit river landscape with two figures in a boat, dark mountains, and gnarled trees
Detailed Description
The image depicts a vertical landscape, rendered predominantly in muted tones of sepia, grey, and black, showing a moonlit river scene. The composition is arranged vertically, with a large body of water dominating the lower two-thirds. In the upper left quadrant, a faint, pale circular moon is visible against a slightly lighter, hazy sky. To the right of the moon, a dark, imposing cliff face descends from the top edge, its surface textured with rugged lines. Gnarled, dark trees with intricate branches and hanging, moss-like foliage cling to the cliff face, extending towards the center. Below the cliff and across the upper mid-ground, a wide expanse of water stretches into the distance. Hazy, dark outlines of distant mountains or hills are visible on the far bank, interspersed with sparse, dark, pointed trees. Several small, dark, indistinct shapes, possibly rocks or small islands, dot the water's surface in the mid-ground. In the lower right foreground, a small, dark-lined boat floats close to a rocky bank. Two figures are seated in the boat. The figure in the front is smaller, facing away from the viewer, with their back towards the larger figure. The larger figure, seated towards the stern, has a prominent beard and is looking towards the left. Both figures wear simple, light-colored robes. The rocky bank beneath the boat is rendered with dark, textured strokes and features some spiky, dark foliage. Additional clusters of similar spiky foliage are scattered along the bottom edge of the image and sparsely across the water in the mid-ground. In the upper left corner, there is a vertical inscription in black characters, followed by two square red seals. The visible characters of the inscription include "辛卯".
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