Figure standing in a grove of trees

Li Liufang Chinese

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Painting on nonabsorbent gold paper, Li Liufang used a few quickly executed brushstrokes to sketch a stark vignette of a lone figure standing in a sparse grove of trees. The small circle above the figure’s head is the moon; the shallow sense of space and the ghostly, pale ink may be attempts by the artist to capture the qualities of a moonlit landscape.

Figure standing in a grove of trees, Li Liufang (Chinese, 1575–1629), Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on gold paper, China

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