​马远《寒江独钓图》(图片经过较温和的亮化处理)

Solitary Angler on a Wintry River

Ma Yuan (attributed)

​马远《寒江独钓图》(图片经过较温和的亮化处理)

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Details

Holding institution
Tokyo National Museum
Image provider
wikimedia-commons
License
Public domain
Credit
Tokyo National Museum

Art Genome Taxonomy

9 tags

Subject Matter

  • A narrow boat with a seated angler occupies a small portion of a broad horizontal scene dominated by open water and an indistinct surrounding field.

  • Nautical Visual · 98%

    The central subject is a person engaged in fishing from a boat, with a line extending toward the left.

  • Water Visual · 98%

    Fine curved and horizontal marks around the hull indicate ripples and make water the setting and principal environmental element.

  • Human Figure Visual · 99%

    A clearly rendered seated human figure is visible near the left side of the boat.

  • Isolation/Alienation Interpretive · 90%

    The tiny isolated figure and boat, surrounded by extensive unoccupied space, support a cautious reading of solitude or separation.

Visual Qualities

  • Sparse Visual · 99%

    The composition contains very few concentrated elements, with most of the image occupied by a lightly worked, open field.

Medium and Techniques

  • Delicate dark brush-like contours and subdued tonal washes describe the figure, boat, fishing equipment, and water against a pale ground, consistent with an East Asian ink-and-wash approach.

  • Painting Visual · 98%

    The supplied image is a painted scene built from linear marks and washes rather than photographic or sculptural means.

Time Periods

  • 1000 - 1400 CE Art Metadata · 99%

    Canonical metadata dates the work to the 13th century, which falls within the catalog period 1000–1400 CE.

Source & rights

马远. http://www.emuseum.jp/detail/100823

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