Detail View: National Palace English: Willow and Quail

Work ID: 
M01E00199
Title: 
Willow and Quail
Creation Date: 
Song Dynasty
Start Year Date: 
A.D.960
End Year Date: 
A.D.1279
Dynasty: 
39 Song Dynasty (A.D. 960~1279)
Creator: 
Cui Que
Creation Place: 
China
Measurements: 
27.5 x 25.5 cm
Material: 
Ink and color on silk
Form: 
Ce-ye (album leaf)
Type: 
Painting
Subject: 
Birds
Repository: 
The National Palace Museum, Taipei
Description: 
In front of the vine, two quails appear about to take a satisfying peck at the beetle on the ground. Throughout Willow and Quail, the artist has not drawn any outlines. Instead, the painting is executed entirely by using different tones of ink applied in an additive manner until completion. It is an example of the "boneless" method of painting. In Willow and Quail, there are considerably subtle changes in the rendering of details such as the feathers. This quality is indicative of the extreme fineness of Song painting style.
ImageV ID: 
M01E00199AS001
Rights: 
Lee & Lee Communications