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森周峰筆 楼閣山水図屏風|Landscape with Pavilion, by Mori Shūhō, ink, 1816

森周峰筆 楼閣山水図屏風|Landscape with Pavilion

Mori Shūhō

1816

ink

panel

From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dominant colour

Overview

森周峰筆 楼閣山水図屏風|Landscape with Pavilion is a 1816 ink by Mori Shūhō, a Romanticism work, depicting Landscape, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Who painted this?
Mori Shūhō
When & what style?
1816 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?
Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this work

This painting shows two tall, folded screens filled with quiet hills and distant mountains. The colors are soft—mostly browns, greens, and pale golds—with a few trees dotting the slopes. A small pavilion sits near the center, almost hidden by the rolling land. The sky is barely there, just a faint line above the peaks. The artist used tiny brushstrokes to build up the shapes, giving the mountains texture without harsh lines. Gold flecks catch the light in places, adding warmth to the scene. Next, check out cross-hatching to see how artists build depth with lines.

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