Mountain Freshet, Wind and Rain / Artist Unknown, China
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1988/2.28
- Title
- Mountain Freshet, Wind and Rain
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Medium and Support
- fan mounted as album leaf, ink and light color on silk
- Object Creation Date
- 13th century
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- China (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- China (nation)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Professor Richard and Vee Ling Edwards
- Inscription
- Colophon by P'u Ju (1887-1963): This painting with wind and water wrestling against each other, mist and clouds parting and gathering, conveys the wonder of the change from dark to light. It bears the collector's seal of Sung Chung-mu (Sung Lo, 1633-1713). Here is this fabulous product of the Northern Sung Dynasty. Should be treasured more than antique jade, kuei or pi. Collectors' seals: Sung Lo (1633-1713): Sung Lo shen-ting (Authenticated by Sung Lao), near left edge. Chiang Ku-sun (Modern China): Chiang Ku-sun, on lower left mounting silk.
- Dimensions
- 24.5 cm x 25.7 cm (9 5/8 in. x 10 1/8 in.)
- Century
- 13th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Primary Object Type
- album leaf
- Secondary Object Classification
- Painting
- Secondary Object Type
- landscape
- Physical Description
- A fan mounted as an album leaf. Writing on the mounting is an identification statement of the Song dynasty fan painting. The landscape depicted trees growing from rocks at the lake shore. The waves are whipping the shore due to a rain storm.
- Subject Matter
- The earliest record in China of painting on a fan is in Jin dynasty (265-420A.D.), but fan paintings gained wide popularity in Song dynasty. According to the inscription on the album leaf, this painting was a brilliant piece of the Northern Song dynasty, describing a scene of crashes between the wind and rain, the tangling cloud and fog, and the subtle transformation between the dark and the light. The subtle touches of the ink make the landscape both a mirage and a reality, as the rocks and trees on the shore are immersed in mists produced by the water. The composition--leaning on one side, is a common one among fan paintings in the Song dynasty. Though most of the space on top left corner is left empty, viewers may still perceive existence of some landscape, which is just submerged in the heavy fog.
- Secondary Keywords
- atmospheric effects
- descriptors
- inorganic material
- materials
- materials by composition
- plants
- text-based art
- the natural world
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1486 x 980
- File Size
- 119 KB
- Record
- 1988/2.28
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"Mountain Freshet, Wind and Rain; ; Artist Unknown, China." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1988-sl-2.28/1988_2.28.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.
