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Landscapes (Shanshui huace 山水畫冊),
1575
Wen Jia 文嘉, 1501–1583
Chinese
Ming dynasty, 1368–1644
y1978-44 g
In his painting and writing, Qian Du consistently invoked painters of the Wu School, based in the city of Suzhou during the fifteenth through seventeenth centuries. Qian most admired the paintings of Wen Zhengming and his descendants, such as his son Wen Jia. Unlike Orthodox painters, Wu School artists used subtle brushwork to avoid overpowering the image as a whole. Describing a Wen Jia painting he owned, Qian said, “his brush and ink are the epitome of concise elegance.” Qian shared with the Wens an emphasis on refi ned hues and patterning alongside an attention to brushwork and was one of only a few Qing dynasty artists to emulate these aspects of the Wu School.
Information
Title
Landscapes (Shanshui huace 山水畫冊)
Dates
1575
Maker
Medium
Album leaf, ink and light colors on paper
Dimensions
Painting: 24.9 x 29.5 cm. (9 13/16 x 11 5/8 in.)
Leaf: 59.1 x 37.2 cm. (23 1/4 x 14 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Wen C. Fong, Class of 1951and Graduate School Class of 1958, and Constance Tang Fong
Object Number
y1978-44 g
Place Made
Asia, China
Signatures
signed
Inscription
dated 1575
Culture
Period
