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Towing a Boat in a Rainstorm

late 12th century
Not on view
In this painting, the modulated brush lines and vivid use of ink washes to model forms and evoke a moisture-laden atmosphere betray none of the hallmarks of the Southern Song academic style as defined by Ma Yuan (active ca. 1190–1225) and Xia Gui (active ca. 1195–1230). Recalling the late eleventh-century style of Guo Xi and other Northern Song masters, the painting can reasonably be dated to the early Southern Song era.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 南宋 佚名 風雨拉縴圖 團扇
  • Title: Towing a Boat in a Rainstorm
  • Artist: Unidentified artist Chinese, late 12th century
  • Period: Song dynasty (960–1279)
  • Date: late 12th century
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on silk
  • Dimensions: Image: 9 5/8 × 10 1/4 in. (24.4 × 26 cm)
    Mat: 15 1/2 × 15 1/2 in. (39.4 × 39.4 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: From the Collection of A. W. Bahr, Purchase, Fletcher Fund, 1947
  • Object Number: 47.18.83
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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