Angling in the Autumn River
Sheng Zhu Chinese
Not on view
Both this painting and Recluse Fisherman, Autumn Trees by Sheng Zhu's uncle Sheng Mou are executed in a brush idiom that recalls the Five Dynasties tradition of Dong Yuan (active 930s-960s) and Juran (active ca. 960-95), in which "hemp-fiber" texture strokes were applied in round parallel brushstrokes and plump "moss dots" were used to model the rocks. An insistent kinesthetic energy in Sheng Mou's brushwork relates it to that of Wu Zhen (1280-1354); the nephew's more casual style of painting introduces a new, relaxed feeling into the landscape and figural elements.
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