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Wintry mountains

Gong Xian

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A vertical, rectangular painting on beige paper or silk with a black background on either side. The painting depicts a wintry mountain landscape in shades of gray and black. In the foreground, several bare trees and bushes are shown. Behind them, there are more trees and a small house or building on a hillside. Further back, there are larger mountains with trees and some snow. The sky is gray and overcast. There are several lines of black Chinese calligraphy on the right side of the painting, and four small red seals, one in each corner.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1679–89
Medium:
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
265 × 624 px
Museum record:
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