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National Palace English
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Work ID:
M01E00252
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Title:
Landscape after Wang Meng's Dwelling in Summer Mountains
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Landscape after Wang Meng's Dwelling in Summer Mountains
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Creation Date:
Qing Dynasty
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Qing Dynasty
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Start Year Date:
A.D.1644
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A.D.1644
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End Year Date:
A.D.1911
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A.D.1911
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Dynasty:
63 Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1644~1911)
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63 Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1644~1911)
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Creator:
Wang Yuan-qi
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Wang Yuan-qi
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Creation Place:
China
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China
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Measurements:
96.5 x 49 cm
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96.5 x 49 cm
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Material:
Ink and color on silk
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Ink and color on silk
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Form:
Li-zhou (hanging scroll)
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Li-zhou (hanging scroll)
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Type:
Painting
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Painting
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Subject:
Landscape
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Landscape
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Repository:
The National Palace Museum, Taipei
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The National Palace Museum, Taipei
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Description:
Landscape after Wang Meng's Dwelling in Summer Mountains displays a style close to that of the Yuan Dynasty painter Wang Meng (1308-1385). Wang Meng's style can be described as profoundly refined and minutely dense. His compositions are complicated and compact. Throughout Wang Yuanqi's work, rocks are layered upon one another to build great mountains. The brush and ink mix together, yet the layers can still be clearly differentiated. First, he uses light ink for the outlines, then he uses layers of dry brush to add wrinkles (or texture strokes) and light ink to which ochre or gamboge has been slightly added for embellishing the mountain rocks. Lastly, he uses scorched ink for emphasis. The layers of peaks and various trees are placed throughout the painting, in order to produce a scene of luxuriant vegetation. Frequently, Wang Yuanqi's paintings are filled to the brim. This system of layering ink on the painting surface differs from that of the Song and Yuan Dynasties, which have compositions that tend to stretch out. The mountain scenery, at different places, seems to leap forward or back in order to weave together the painting surface, resulting in a kind of movement or energy. This painting was done in the jiaxu year (1694) when the painter was fifty-three years old. It is an excellent work of the genre of landscape painting imitating Wang Meng's style.
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Landscape after Wang Meng's Dwelling in Summer Mountains displays a style close to that of the Yuan Dynasty painter Wang Meng (1308-1385). Wang Meng's style can be described as profoundly refined and minutely dense. His compositions are complicated and compact. Throughout Wang Yuanqi's work, rocks are layered upon one another to build great mountains. The brush and ink mix together, yet the layers can still be clearly differentiated. First, he uses light ink for the outlines, then he uses layers of dry brush to add wrinkles (or texture strokes) and light ink to which ochre or gamboge has been slightly added for embellishing the mountain rocks. Lastly, he uses scorched ink for emphasis. The layers of peaks and various trees are placed throughout the painting, in order to produce a scene of luxuriant vegetation. Frequently, Wang Yuanqi's paintings are filled to the brim. This system of layering ink on the painting surface differs from that of the Song and Yuan Dynasties, which have compositions that tend to stretch out. The mountain scenery, at different places, seems to leap forward or back in order to weave together the painting surface, resulting in a kind of movement or energy. This painting was done in the jiaxu year (1694) when the painter was fifty-three years old. It is an excellent work of the genre of landscape painting imitating Wang Meng's style.
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Rights:
Lee & Lee Communications
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Lee & Lee Communications
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