COLLECTION NAME:
National Palace English
Record
Work ID:
M01E00187
Title:
A Thousand Miles of Mountains and River
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:
Jiang Sen
Creation Place:
China
Measurements:
46.3 x 546.5 cm
Material:
Ink and light color on silk
Form:
Shou-juan (hand scroll)
Type:
Painting
Subject:
Landscape
Repository:
The National Palace Museum, Taipei
Description:
At the beginning of this long handscroll, we see a fair amount of fog. Many mountains and misty trees in the distance are followed by a sudden spaciousness. A watery landscape of riverbanks long and short, mountain peaks great and small-all are encircled by mist. It lifts and gathers from time to time, occasionally thick, sometimes thin. Through it, we can see temples and palaces, as well as fishermen and woodcutters going about their business. In the central portion of the painting, the mountain peaks form a screen and press close to the picture plane. Mountain paths wind around beckoning us to journey deep into the landscape. At the end of the scroll the view opens again allowing us to lose ourselves in the far distance.
ImageV ID:
M01E00187AS000
Rights:
Lee & Lee Communications