Detail View: National Palace English: The Nine Pearl Peaks
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Work ID:
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M01E00217
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Title:
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The Nine Pearl Peaks
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Creation Date:
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Yuan Dynasty
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Start Year Date:
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A.D.1271
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End Year Date:
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A.D.1368
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Dynasty:
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44 Yuan Dynasty (A.D. 1272~1368)
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Creator:
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Huang Gong-wang
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Creation Place:
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China
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Measurements:
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79.6 x 58.5 cm
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Material:
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Ink on silk
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Form:
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Li-zhou (hanging scroll)
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Type:
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Painting
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Subject:
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Landscape
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Repository:
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The National Palace Museum, Taipei
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Description:
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Huang Gongwang uses the nine peaks of Jiufeng sanmao (today in Songjiang prefecture, Jiangsu province), where Yang Weizhen lived for the scenery of his painting. The forms of the trees and the method of texturing the rocks are related to those in Huang's masterpiece, Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains. Hemp-fiber strokes form the basis for the rocks. Of varying lengths, the pale ink outline texture strokes are drawn first. Then using darker ink, the artist adds layers of additional wrinkly strokes. Because the painting uses a fine silk as ground, the visual effect caused by the silk's weave interacting with the ink brushwork is rather unusual. Nevertheless, Huang's use of a centered brush is both forceful and self-possessed. These qualities can be seen in the rocks and the trees, upon which the artist had added a blue wash. Moreover, the modulation of his brushwork is rich in variation. Finally, the rocks are infused with a hoary character and elegance. In his use of light, Huang alternately places pale and dark ink on the silk. In his layering of ink, he creates an effect of depth and complexity that matches the differences in distance of the landscape elements. Additionally, the shadows of the clouds and the light of the mist bring the viewer into the painting. The complex visual interest makes this painting, along with Huang's Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains, a major work in his oeuvre.
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ImageV ID:
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M01E00217AS001
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Rights:
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Lee & Lee Communications
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