Winter Landscape

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."

Provenance

(Kozo Yabumoto 藪本公三, Amagasaki, Japan, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (?–1986); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1986–)

Winter Landscape

Yeoseol

1500s

Accession Number

1986.45

Medium

hanging scroll; ink and slight color on silk

Dimensions

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.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

John L. Severance Fund