Traditional Chinese Shan Shui Painted Landscape Hanging Scroll

Scroll

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The Curio Cabinet Collection

Name/Title

Traditional Chinese Shan Shui Painted Landscape Hanging Scroll

Entry/Object ID

WH0100

Description

A hanging scroll depicting a mountain and water landscape in autumn. The hand-written, black ink text written above the landscape section consists of a poetic couplet and signature line. Written by the famous Song Dynasty poet, scholor, and statesman Su Shi, "Mountain Village: Two Poems" translates to; Bamboo fences and thatched cotttages line the winding creek, As spring arrives the mountain village bursts everywhere with flowers. Though a time of great peace has no visable form, a sign reveals itself: Where a single plume of cooking smoke rises, there lies a home Amidst the misty rain, the sounds of chickens and dogs drift by, Where in this life can a living soul not find peace and livlihood? If only the young oxen have no heavy burdens or seals attached, The cuckoo bird would not need to waste its effort singing to urge the spring plowing.

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper-to-Cloth

Subject

Shan Shui (mountain and water) landscape in Autumn

Category

Chinese Painted Art

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Wu Qixiang and Yuyu

Role

Collborators

Time Period

20th Century

Notes

The Landscape section was painted by Wu Fen (art name; Wu Qixiang, legal name) at his studio, White Snow Studio. The painting is dated to the Guihai year. The upper calligrapher signed simply, Yuyu. The postscript notes that he brushed this calligraphy while residing in the historical cultural hub of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, famous for its classical gardens and traditional scholars. This section is dated to the Renzi year

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Asia

Dimensions

Width

27-1/8 in

Length

70-1/2 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Acquisition

Acquisition Method

Purchase