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明/清　項聖謨　秋景圖　冊頁|Autumn Landscape, leaf from Album for Zhou Lianggong

Xiang Shengmo

ｄａｔｅｄ 1654

明/清　項聖謨　秋景圖　冊頁|Autumn Landscape, leaf from Album for Zhou Lianggong by Xiang Shengmo

Medium

Leaf from a collective album of many leaves; ink and color on paper

Dimensions

9 3/4 x 13 in. (24.8 x 33 cm)

Classification

Paintings

Culture & Period

China · Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Seymour Fund, 1964

Accession Number

64.268.1

Tags

RiversMountainsLandscapes

Art Historical Context

Xiang Shengmo's *Autumn Landscape*, a delicate album leaf dated 1654, captures the serene beauty of China's natural world during the early Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Rendered in ink and color on paper, this 9¾ × 13-inch page is one leaf from a collective album dedicated to Zhou Lianggong, a prominent scholar and collector. Xiang, a master of literati painting, draws from the orthodox tradition inspired by earlier Ming masters like Dong Qichang, blending meticulous brushwork with subtle color washes to evoke the crisp hues and misty atmosphere of autumn. As a format, album leaves were intimate ...

About the Artist

Xiang Shengmo · 1597–1658

Chinese, 1597–1658

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