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Landscapes with the Chinese Literati Su Shi and Tao Qian

Nagasawa Rosetsu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Four-panel screen with a landscape scene. The screen has a light brown background, resembling aged paper. A dark border surrounds the screen, with a lighter brown inner border. The landscape scene depicts mountains, trees, and a house. The mountains are dark brown with a rough texture. The trees are bare, with a few on the left side close to the water and several on the right. The house is on the right side with a tiled roof, partially obscured by trees. A group of birds fly in a V-formation on the left side. Two large rocks protrude from the water on the left side. The entire scene is rendered in shades of brown.

Artwork details

Date:
1795–99
Medium:
Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and gold leaf on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
598 × 292 px
Museum record:
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