北宋 傳屈鼎 夏山圖 卷|Summer Mountains
ca. 1050
Medium
Handscroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
Image: 17 7/8 × 45 3/8 in. (45.4 × 115.3 cm) Overall with mounting: 18 1/4 in. × 23 ft. 2 in. (46.4 × 706.1 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
China · Northern Song dynasty (960–1127)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Ex coll.: C. C. Wang Family, Gift of The Dillon Fund, 1973
Accession Number
1973.120.1
Tags
Art Historical Context
Created around 1050 during China’s Northern Song dynasty, *Summer Mountains* a masterful handscroll attributed to Qu Ding. Painted in ink and color on silk the work measures just under 18 inches high yet stretches more than 45 inches wide, inviting viewers to unroll it slowly right to left. This intimate format was designed for private appreciation, allowing the eye to travel gradually through misty peaks, winding paths, and quiet valleys that evoke the vastness of nature. Northern Song landscape painters sought to capture not only the physical appearance of mountains but also the philosophic...