COLLECTION NAME:
National Palace English
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Work ID:
M01E00244
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M01E00244
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Title:
Sweeping the Elephant
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Sweeping the Elephant
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Creation Date:
Ming Dynasty
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Ming Dynasty
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Start Year Date:
A.D.1368
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A.D.1368
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End Year Date:
A.D.1644
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A.D.1644
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Dynasty:
45 Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1368~1644)
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45 Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1368~1644)
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Creator:
Ding Yun-peng
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Ding Yun-peng
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Creation Place:
China
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China
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Measurements:
140.8 x 46.6 cm
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140.8 x 46.6 cm
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Material:
Ink and color on paper
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Ink and color on paper
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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:
Animals
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Animals
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Repository:
The National Palace Museum, Taipei
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The National Palace Museum, Taipei
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Description:
A curving stream winds and turns before flowing down. Two servants wield brooms sweeping the elephant, while another grasps a cloth ready to wipe. To its side, a reclining bodhisattva watches. The celestial spirits from all around and lohans circle around. This painting's composition is extremely long, the brushwork is detailed and fine, the application of color moist and refined, as Ding uses pale green layers to color the rocks, setting off their shapes and the play of light across their surfaces. The lines for rendering figures are like floating clouds and flowing water, every brushline full of vigor. Whiskers and hairs, every thread so finely rendered. Whether long or short, lines are made with a centered brush. This kind of brush technique takes Li Gonglin's baimiao (ink outline) technique as its basis. Yet, Ding has added the step of applying color, marking a new territory of colored baimiao painting.
description_e
A curving stream winds and turns before flowing down. Two servants wield brooms sweeping the elephant, while another grasps a cloth ready to wipe. To its side, a reclining bodhisattva watches. The celestial spirits from all around and lohans circle around. This painting's composition is extremely long, the brushwork is detailed and fine, the application of color moist and refined, as Ding uses pale green layers to color the rocks, setting off their shapes and the play of light across their surfaces. The lines for rendering figures are like floating clouds and flowing water, every brushline full of vigor. Whiskers and hairs, every thread so finely rendered. Whether long or short, lines are made with a centered brush. This kind of brush technique takes Li Gonglin's baimiao (ink outline) technique as its basis. Yet, Ding has added the step of applying color, marking a new territory of colored baimiao painting.
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ImageV ID:
M01E00244AS001
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Rights:
Lee & Lee Communications
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Lee & Lee Communications
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