Landscapes and calligraphy
Gao Fenghan Chinese
In each leaf of this album, the artist Gao Fenghan wrote an introductory inscription above a painting, then placed a poem on the facing sheet. The subjects range from copies of earlier paintings to reflective meditations on local scenery. The first leaf, titled Red Snow, is a response to a painting by the Shandong artist Yang Han (ca. 1628–1688). It displays the vibrant colors of early spring—the bright pink and white of fully bloomed apricot flowers, the lush green of newly grown grass, and the light blue of the sky. Gao’s poem deepens and expands the viewer’s pictorial experience and imagination by providing vivid poetic imagery:
A group of swallows chases falling flowers;
Curtains in the wind half rolled, revealing early spring.
—Translation by Yeo-rae Yoon
#7592. Landscapes and Calligraphy
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