Landscape in the Style of Huang Gongwang
Landscape in the Style of Huang Gongwang
Landscape in the Style of Huang Gongwang
Landscape in the Style of Huang Gongwang

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Asian Art
Huo Pavilion
Christina Lee Gallery

Landscape in the Style of Huang Gongwang,

1660

Wang Hui 王翬, 1632–1717; born Yushan, China
Chinese
Qing dynasty, 1644–1912
y1969-70

Referring to past landscape-painting traditions, Wang Hui’s inscription in the upper right of this painting reads, “Mountains and streams round and full; grass and trees resplendent and lush. The year gengzi 庚子[1660], winter, imitating the brush manner of Zijiu. [Painted] for the venerable Yu, for the old gentleman’s birthday.”

“Zijiu” refers to Huang Gongwang (1269–1354), one of the Four Masters of the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368). This scroll is a copy by Wang Hui of a composition by his teacher, Wang Jian (1598–1677), that emulated Huang’s brush style.

Information

Title
Landscape in the Style of Huang Gongwang
Dates

1660

Maker
Wang Hui 王翬
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
Painting: 174 × 89.6 cm (68 1/2 × 35 1/4 in.) Calligraphy: 21 × 89.6 cm (8 1/4 × 35 1/4 in.) mount: 358 × 120 cm (140 15/16 × 47 1/4 in.) with knobs: 131 cm (51 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Morse, in honor of Wen C. Fong, Class of 1951 and Graduate School Class of 1958, and Constance Tang Fong
Object Number
y1969-70
Place Made

Asia, China

Signatures
signed
Inscription
dated 1660
Culture
Chinese
Period
Qing
Type
paintings, chinese painting styles, scroll paintings, hanging scrolls
Materials
paper (fiber product), ink
Subject
trees, landscapes (representations), buildings, rivers, mountains

Earl Morse (1908–1988) and Mrs. Earl Morse, New York, by 1969, given to the Princeton University Art Museum in honor of Professor Wen C. Fong, Class of 1951 and Graduate School Class of 1958 (1930–2018), and Constance Tang Fong, 1969.

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