Artwork
Untitled
Untitled is an ink painting. It dates from 1650 and is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The work, catalogued without a formal title, is an album leaf executed with ink and color on silk.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
No additional attributes or symbolic attributes are recorded in the sources; the only identifiable elements are the figure and the waterfall.
The painting presents a solitary male figure positioned before a cascading waterfall. The composition places the man within a natural setting, emphasizing the relationship between humanity and the surrounding environment.
No additional attributes or symbolic attributes are recorded in the sources; the only identifiable elements are the figure and the waterfall. The work is classified as a landscape painting from the mid‑17th century, executed in ink and color on silk. Its subject therefore reflects a simple yet evocative encounter between a person and a powerful natural element.
Technique & Style
The work is an album leaf executed in ink and color on silk, a format and support characteristic of mid-seventeenth-century East Asian painting traditions. The composition is a landscape depicting a man and a waterfall, rendered in the album-leaf format suited to intimate viewing and serial display. The piece measures 45.1 cm in height by 28.9 cm in width, giving it a tall, narrow vertical orientation that accommodates the cascading waterfall motif.
Stylistically, the use of ink combined with color on silk allows for both fluid linear definition and tonal washes, supporting the depiction of landscape elements with atmospheric depth. The album-leaf format and silk support indicate a refined handling consistent with literati or courtly painting practice of the period.
History & Provenance
The work titled Untitled is an album leaf painting in ink and color on silk, measuring 45.1 cm by 28.9 cm, produced in 1650. It portrays a man beside a waterfall and belongs to the landscape genre. The piece is attributed to an anonymous painter and is part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection, where it has been housed since its acquisition. No documentation indicates a specific commission or patron, and the artist remains unidentified.
The work titled Untitled is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. It is recorded as an album leaf painted in ink and color on silk, measuring 45.1 cm by 28.9 cm and dated to 1650. The painting belongs to the genre of landscape and depicts a man beside a waterfall.
It is attributed to an anonymous painter. Exhibition records are not mentioned in the available documentation, indicating that no public exhibitions have been documented for this piece. The museum’s catalogue lists the work under its standard accession practices, though a specific inventory number is not provided in the sources consulted.
Overview
The work, catalogued without a formal title, is an album leaf executed with ink and color on silk. It belongs to the museum’s collection of paintings and is displayed at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The piece presents a compact, narrative scene rendered on a delicate support, characteristic of East Asian miniature formats.
Artist & collection
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