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Landscape

Song Nian

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white landscape painting depicts a mountain range. The mountains are large on the left side and recede into the distance on the right. They are rendered primarily in grayscale shading with some darker lines. The mountains are covered in patches of trees. A group of larger trees are on the bottom right, a few buildings are scattered among the trees. A vertical beige strip with a patterned design runs down the right side.

Artwork Details

Date
dated 1898
Medium
Handscroll in six sections; ink and color on paper
Culture
China
Dimensions
599 × 304 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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