The House Near the Lake

Unidentified artist

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The House Near the Lake by Unidentified artist: A rounded square painting on brown paper or silk with a rounded square shape. The painting depicts a landscape scene with a tree-covered mountain on the left side. The mountain has a steep slope covered in trees. The trees are drawn in dark brown ink and appear to have many small dots for foliage. In the foreground, there are several large rocks. The background of the painting is a lighter brown than the foreground. The painting has a beige border with a light gray pattern. There are four red stamps on the painting. Two stamps are in the top corners and two are on the left side. The stamps appear to have Chinese characters. The overall color palette is muted, with shades of brown and gray dominating the scene.