Seeking Verses Among Autumn Mountains
Dateca. 1800
Maker
Huang Yi
Chinese, 1744-1802
Label TextChinese landscape painting is often an act of remembrance rather than a depiction of a specific place. In this inscription, Huang Yi recalls the inspiration of seeing the brushwork of another Qing-dynasty painter, Lu Fei (1719–after 1778), who is “transcendently uninhibited; one look, and you realize it is the brushwork of a man who has dined on mists!” He expresses this feeling with an image that is barely there, using a scratchy brush and very little ink. Scholars today also describe Huang’s deep knowledge of ancient calligraphy inscribed in stone monuments and his accomplishments as a seal carver as stylistic sources for his painting and calligraphy.
Object number2008.21
ProvenanceDuoyunxuan Auction, Shanghai, 28 December 2005, lot 107;
Paul Moss, London, England, 2006-2008
Photo CreditPhoto: Elizabeth Mann
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, "Chinese Art: A Seattle Perspective", December 22, 2007 - July 26, 2009 (12/22/2007 - 7/26/2009)Credit LineGift of the Asian Art Council in memory of Ann Woods
DimensionsOverall: 56 1/8 x 20 1/16 in. (142.5 x 51 cm)
Image: 27 5/16 x 9 13/16 in. (69.4 x 25 cm)
MediumInk on paper
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