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Album of Marvelous Landscapes (Kikanchō)

Tanomura Chokunyū

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Album of Marvelous Landscapes (Kikanchō) by Tanomura Chokunyū. The image shows a traditional East Asian-style landscape painting on aged paper, folded vertically. The painting depicts a mountainous landscape with a large mountain in the background and smaller mountains on the right. The foreground features a tree on a slope on the bottom right and a small house or building to its right. There are several rocks and boulders scattered throughout the foreground. The painting includes a few lines of calligraphy in the top right corner, accompanied by two red seals. The painting's color palette consists of shades of black, gray, and beige on a cream-colored background. The paper appears aged, with darker spots and discoloration around the edges.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Accordion album; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 400 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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