清 佚名 舊傳曹知白 岩居積雪圖 冊頁|Landscape
Medium
Album leaf; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
10 1/16 x 12 in. (25.6 x 30.5 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
China · Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1913
Accession Number
13.220.99g
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite album leaf, titled *Rock Dwelling with Accumulated Snow* (Yanjū jīxuě tú), hails from China's Qing dynasty (16441911), a period when artists continued the revered literati tradition of landscape painting. Created by an unidentified artist but once attributed to the Yuan dynasty master Cao Zhibai (1272–after 1341), it measures a compact 10 1/16 x 12 inches (25.6 x 30.5 cm), perfect for intimate contemplation in a scholar's studio. Rendered in ink and color on silk—a luxurious medium prized for its smooth surface that captures delicate washes and fine brushwork—this painting exemp...
About the Artist
Zhao Mengfu|Unidentified artist · 1254–1322
Chinese, 1254–1322