Auspicious landscape with gibbons, deer, monkeys and badgers
This painting bears a signature of Ma Xingzu, a member of the Imperial Painting Academy under Emperor Gaozong (r. 1127–62), first emperor of the Southern Song. Ma was the second painter from his famed artistic family to serve at the Song court. His father, Ma Fen, was in the Painting Academy of Emperor Huizong (reigned 1101–25), while his son Ma Shirong, his grandson Ma Yuan, and his great-grandson Ma Lin all served as artists at the Southern Song court (1127–1279).
Artwork Details
- 宋 馬興祖 吉慶圖 團扇
- Title: Auspicious landscape with gibbons, deer, monkeys and badgers
- Artist: Ma Xingzu (active mid–12th century)
- Period: Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279)
- Date: 12th century
- Culture: China
- Medium: Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on silk
- Dimensions: 9 3/4 x 10 1/4 in. (24.8 x 26 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Lent by a private collection
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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