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Hermitage by a pine-covered bluff

Yan Ciyu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Oval-shaped landscape painting on beige background. The painting depicts a rocky cliffside with trees on the right side. The cliffside has large and small rocks at its base. The cliffside slopes upward to the right. The trees on the cliffside are dark green and have varying shapes. The background of the painting shows a hazy sky and distant mountains. There are red stamps in the bottom-left and bottom-right corners of the painting. The oval-shaped painting has a curved top and flat bottom. The beige background is plain and has a slightly textured appearance. The painting is by Yan Ciyu and is titled "Hermitage by a pine-covered bluff".

Artwork Details

Date
second half 12th century
Medium
Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on silk
Culture
China
Dimensions
559 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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