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Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Landscape with Figures
Photo: Elizabeth Mann

Landscape with Figures

Label TextZha Shibiao pays homage to the sparse composition and dry brushwork of masters Ni Zan (1301-1374) and Hongren (1610-1664), yet with a fresh look that is distinctly Zha's style-enriching the rock surface with subtle textural strokes akin to ink wash. The painting's theme is revealed in the inscription: "In myriad gullies, the pine sounds chime like jade pendants clinking together. A waterfall hangs in the distance at the end of white clouds. When the day is long, I roam with my cane and shoes. A sea of peaks and a clear sky of mountaintops thus enter the painting."
Object number75.10
ProvenanceAlice Boney (1901–1988)
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 LineFloyd A. Naramore Memorial Purchase Fund
DimensionsOverall: 57 1/2 x 24 7/16 in. (146.1 x 62 cm)
MediumInk and color on paper
Photo Credit: Susan Cole
1762
Object number: 97.83.1.10
Photo Credit: Susan Cole
1762
Object number: 97.83.1.2
Figures in Landscape
1834
Object number: 94.151
Photo: Beth Mann
18th century
Object number: 48.133.1
Photo: Beth Mann
18th century
Object number: 48.133.2
Photo: Susan Cole
1762
Object number: 97.83.1.1
Photo Credit: Susan Cole
1762
Object number: 97.83.1.3
Photo Credit: Susan Cole
1762
Object number: 97.83.1.4
Photo Credit: Susan Cole
1762
Object number: 97.83.1.5
Photo Credit: Susan Cole
1762
Object number: 97.83.1.6
Photo Credit: Susan Cole
1762
Object number: 97.83.1.7