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Landscapes with poems

Gong Xian

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white landscape painting of trees and a temple. The painting is on aged beige paper with a white border. The painting depicts a mountainous landscape with trees and a temple. The mountains are drawn in shades of gray, with darker shading to indicate depth. The temple has a tiled roof and appears to be surrounded by trees. There are two red stamps in the bottom corners and a column of Chinese characters on the right side. The background of the painting is a light beige color, with some darker spots and discoloration around the edges. The artist is Gong Xian and the title is "Landscapes with poems".

Artwork Details

Date
1688
Medium
Fifteen leaves from an album (1980.516.2a–c and 1981.4.1a–o) of eighteen leaves
Culture
China
Dimensions
600 × 415 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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