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Traveling amid Mountains

Unidentified artist

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a landscape painting with a range of mountains, trees, and a building. The painting features a mountainous landscape with a large tree on the left side, several smaller trees scattered throughout, and a pagoda-style building on the right side. A body of water runs through the center right of the painting. The background shows a range of mountains. The painting is rendered in shades of brown. The color is more faded at the top and gets darker towards the bottom.

Artwork details

Date:
possibly 17th century
Medium:
Handscroll; ink and color on silk
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
600 × 420 px
Museum record:
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