Mountain Freshet, Wind and Rain

Artist Unknown, ChinaChina, Southern Song period (1127-1279)

Details

Title: Mountain Freshet, Wind and Rain
Creator: Artist Unknown, China
Date Created: China, Southern Song period (1127-1279)
Location: China
Physical Dimensions: w25.7 x h24.5 mm (image)
Label Copy: Two collectors' seals, one on the painting, one on the mounting. Colophon of a collector on the mounting. Painted on a round fan, a common fashion accessory for ladies of the imperial court during the Southern Song dynasty, this work captures the intensity of nature, depicting a waterfall or steep rapids and wind-blown trees in a violent storm. Isolating a single fleeting moment, the artist presents a unified event fused with an extraordinary sense of energy. The fine, forceful brushwork and subtly graded washes admirably define the arching tree branches, silhouetted against thick clouds, and the churning stream as it rushes downhill, spraying foam.
Type: Painting
External Link: http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1988-sl-2.28/1988_2.28.JPG?lasttype=boolean;lastview=thumbnail;resnum=1;sel9=ic_exact;size=20;sort=relevance;start=1;subview=detail;view=entry;rgn1=musart_an;select1=starts;q1=1988%2F2.28
Medium: fan mounted as album leaf, ink and light color on silk

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