River Landscape
River Landscape
River Landscape
River Landscape
River Landscape
River Landscape
River Landscape
River Landscape
River Landscape
River Landscape
River Landscape
River Landscape
River Landscape
River Landscape
River Landscape
River Landscape
River Landscape
River Landscape
River Landscape
River Landscape

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River Landscape,

1635

Lan Ying 藍 瑛, 1585–ca. 1664
Chinese
Ming dynasty, 1368–1644
y1958-49
Late Ming aesthetic theories played a role in shaping the Hangzhou artist Lan Ying’s interest in working in the idioms of past masters. In this picture of a scene along a river, he draws upon the blue-green landscape painting tradition, using light green wash on the ground and blue wash for the distant mountains.

Information

Title
River Landscape
Dates

1635

Maker
Lan Ying 藍 瑛
Medium
Handscroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Painting: 31 x 305 cm. (12 3/16 x 120 1/16 in.) Calligraphy: 31 x 143 cm. (12 3/16 x 56 5/16 in.) Mount: 32 x 662 cm. (12 5/8 x 260 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Carl Otto von Kienbusch Jr., Memorial Collection
Object Number
y1958-49
Place Made

Asia, China

Inscription
dated 1635
Marks/Labels/Seals
Characters in ink on label adhered to edge of rolled scroll
Culture
Chinese
Period
Ming
Type
paintings, chinese painting styles, scroll paintings, handscrolls
Subject
boats, hills, trees, landscapes (representations), buildings, rivers, figures (representations), bridges (built works), mountains

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