清 柳堉 幽谷深林圖 卷|Remote Valleys and Deep Forests
dated 1678
Medium
Handscroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
10 5/8 in. × 12 ft. 1/8 in. (27 × 366.1 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
China · Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Marie-Hélène and Guy Weill, 2015
Accession Number
2017.327.4
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Remote Valleys and Deep** (1678) by Liu Yu is a Qing dynasty handscroll, rendered in ink and color on paper. Measuring just over 12 feet when fully unrolled, this work invites viewers to slowly reveal its serene landscape, a hallmark of Chinese scroll painting tradition. Created during the early years of the Qing era (1644–1911), it reflects the dynasty's flourishing artistic scene, where painters like Liu Yu drew inspiration from Ming precedents to evoke the sublime beauty of untamed nature. Liu Yu masterfully employs layered ink washes and subtle colors to depict mist-shrouded valleys and...