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Source Description
The 11th-century Song masters developed techniques to depict mountains, trees, and mists in an essentially realistic fashion. The painter of this work borrows these techniques to create a world with a somewhat fantastic character.Spurious signature of Wen Chia (1501-83).
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
29548
label
Mountain Landscape in Song Dynasty Style
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
29548
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Mountain Landscape in Song Dynasty Style
description
The 11th-century Song masters developed techniques to depict mountains, trees, and mists in an essentially realistic fashion. The painter of this work borrows these techniques to create a world with a somewhat fantastic character.Spurious signature of Wen Chia (1501-83).
provenance
Panama-Pacific International Exposition, China Pavilion, San Francisco, 1915 [no. 213]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1915, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
17th century (Qing)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
kakemono
scroll paintings
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
190.8
height
55.2
dimensionsRaw
H: 75 1/8 x W: 21 3/4 in. (190.8 x 55.2 cm); W of scroll only, no knobs: 29 11/16 in. (75.4 cm); Painted image H: 75 11/16 x W: 21 5/8 in. (192.2 x 55 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Inscription]萬曆六年歲次戊寅夏日倣宋人筆法 茂苑文嘉; [Seal] At top; [Signature] Original signature at left is rubbed out
med
ink and colors on silk mounted on paper
creator_ids
2895
collection_ids
CHN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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