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Mythical landscape with immortals

Unidentified artist

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Large landscape painting divided into 10 panels. The painting depicts a mountainous landscape with trees, hills, and a building. The dominant colors are shades of green, brown and beige on a light brown background. The artwork includes people in the scene. The overall composition is a traditional Asian-style landscape. The painting is framed in black.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Silk tapestry (kesi) with sections of hand-painted ink and color
Culture
China
Dimensions
600 × 222 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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