New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Mountainous Landscape

Artist Unknown

CultureChinese | Qing Dynasty

Date17th century

MediumInk, pigment, and gold painting on silk

DimensionsOverall: 12 1/4 x 123 1/8 in. (31.1 x 312.7 cm)

InscribedThree seals at beginning of scroll. Eight seals & four character signature at the end.

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.209

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DescriptionScroll depicts mountainous landscape. An area of water with stylized waves is at the beginning of the scroll. Scene continues to a mountainous region with various buildings nestled among the mushrooming precipitous blue & green rocks. Very finely painted in minute detail with figures, animals & individual leaves of trees depicted. Lake scene with fishermen & a foot bridge nearby toward the end of scroll. Rice paddies depicted at end of scroll. Calligraphy possibly attributed to Zhang Yu.
spurious rectangular red relief seal reading “Zili Boju”