Artwork preview

River Landscape

Chen Chun

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts a landscape with a river. A sloping hill with trees and buildings is in the foreground and middle ground. The buildings have tiled roofs. A group of people are on the slope. There are rocks on the slope. A red seal stamp is in the bottom-right corner. The background shows more trees and a body of water. The color palette is muted, with shades of brown, gray, and black. The style is traditional Chinese ink painting. The title of the painting is "River Landscape" by Chen Chun.

Artwork Details

Medium
Handscroll; ink and color on paper
Culture
China
Dimensions
599 × 332 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
View original
Palette