Scholars in the Mountains (Guan pu tu 觀瀑圖 )
Scholars in the Mountains (Guan pu tu 觀瀑圖 )
Scholars in the Mountains (Guan pu tu 觀瀑圖 )
Scholars in the Mountains (Guan pu tu 觀瀑圖 )
Scholars in the Mountains (Guan pu tu 觀瀑圖 )
Scholars in the Mountains (Guan pu tu 觀瀑圖 )

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Scholars in the Mountains (Guan pu tu 觀瀑圖 ),

undated; early 16th century

Wang Zhao 汪肇, active early 16th century
Chinese
Ming dynasty, 1368–1644
y1947-94
Chinese landscape artists often favored dramatic panoramic views. However, here the painter Wang Zhao’s use of a close-up view nevertheless presents an impressive landscape in which two men, seated near the edge of a seemingly sheer cliff, contemplate a waterfall in the middle distance. The gnarled and twisted tree branches and distance peaks provide a very loose stylistic connection to the landscapes of the Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279), which were sources of inspiration for Wang.

Information

Title
Scholars in the Mountains (Guan pu tu 觀瀑圖 )
Dates

undated; early 16th century

Maker
Wang Zhao 汪肇
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and light color on silk
Dimensions
Painting: 109 x 81 cm. (42 15/16 x 31 7/8 in.) Mount: 244 x 98.2 cm. (96 1/16 x 38 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of DuBois Schanck Morris, Class of 1893
Object Number
y1947-94
Place Made

Asia, China

Signatures
signed
Culture
Chinese
Period
Ming
Type
paintings, chinese painting styles, scroll paintings, hanging scrolls
Subject
figures (representations), scholars, landscapes (representations), men, waterfalls, mountains

1898 – ca. 1926 acquired in China by DuBois Schanck Morris (1873-1956), based in Anhui, China; 1947 gift to Princeton University Art Museum

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