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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
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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