Myriad Green Mountains
During the early 1980s Wu Zuoren produced a number of heroic images of eagles—a symbol of Confucian loyalty and imperial majesty—that would have been suitable as presentation pieces. This noble bird, perched on a pinnacle overlooking distant mountains, is accompanied by a monumental seal-script title that evokes associations of both patriotism and longevity.
Wu used diluted ink dots to describe the birds' plumage. In this technique, each feather is defined by a single brush stroke in which the dark ink seeps to the outside perimeter of every dot.
Wu used diluted ink dots to describe the birds' plumage. In this technique, each feather is defined by a single brush stroke in which the dark ink seeps to the outside perimeter of every dot.
Artwork Details
- 現代 吳作人 萬山青圖 軸
- Title: Myriad Green Mountains
- Artist: Wu Zuoren (Chinese, 1908–1997)
- Date: dated 1982
- Culture: China
- Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
- Dimensions: 53 3/8 x 26 5/8 in. (135.6 x 67.6 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, in memory of La Ferne Hatfield Ellsworth, 1986
- Object Number: 1986.267.389
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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