Artwork preview

Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts a landscape scene with mountains, trees, and a village. The scene is rendered in black ink and gray on a beige background. The painting is long and rectangular. A brown border surrounds it with a repeating pattern. In the foreground, there are trees and a small village with several buildings. A bridge spans a body of water in front of the village. The village and bridge are on the lower half of the painting. The background features a large mountain range with steep cliffs and peaks. Some trees are on the mountains. The sky above the mountains is light-colored. The overall composition of the painting suggests it is a traditional Chinese landscape, possibly depicting the Xiao and Xiang Rivers, as indicated by the title "Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers" and the artist.

Artwork details

Date:
16th century
Medium:
One of a triptych of hanging scrolls; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
292 × 623 px
Museum record:
View original
Palette