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Winter Landscape

설경산수도 (雪景山水圖)

1500s
(Korean)
Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
hanging scroll; ink and slight color on silk
Image: 92.4 x 52.7 cm (36 3/8 x 20 3/4 in.); Overall: 195.6 x 74.9 cm (77 x 29 1/2 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1986.45
Location: not on view
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This wintry scenery was mainly painted in monochrome ink, but some details like the rider's horse saddle and the servant's carrier attest the use of light blue pigment.

Description

This wintry vista is a vivid example of idealistic monumental painting: the strong contrasts of ink washes and contouring brush lines; the bold outlining of rock shapes and tree trunks; and the many short, twisting brushstrokes that build up the surfaces of the rocks. Much of the painting’s appeal can be attributed to the dynamic lines and contrasting tonal patterns that lead the viewer’s eye from the lower foreground toward the cold mountain peaks in the distance. In the corner is a seal that reads "Yeoseol," meaning "Snow-Like."
A vertically long hanging scroll painting of a winter landscape. There are small houses nestled against the towering mountain peaks, which are topped by spindly trees.

Winter Landscape

1500s

Yeoseol

(Korean)
Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

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