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Landscape with Four Pines

Shen Zhou

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts a mountainous landscape with four pine trees. The artwork features a group of pine trees in the foreground on a hillside and a mountainous background. The dominant colors are shades of gray, brown, and green. The four pine trees are scattered across the composition. The trees have distinctive, curved trunks and branches. The mountains in the background are hazy and gray. The sky above the mountains is also gray and cloudy. The artwork includes several red seals or stamps. The painting style appears traditional and ink-based. The title of the painting is "Landscape with Four Pines" by Shen Zhou.

Artwork Details

Medium
Album leaf mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Culture
China
Dimensions
599 × 449 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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