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Clearing after Rain over Streams and Mountains

Wang Hui Chinese
dated 1662
Not on view
Freely adapting elements traditionally associated with Juran (act. ca. 960–85)—conical mountains defined by "hemp-fiber" texture strokes and topped by dense groves or clusters of boulders interspersed with foliage dots—and mixing them with the "cloudy mountains" imagery of Mi Youren (1074–1151), Wang has dematerialized the tenth-century master's substantial forms by paring down motifs, flattening forms into calligraphic patterns, and using subtly graded ink washes to evoke a serene landscape cloaked in clouds and mist. While the painting's moist atmosphere is characteristic of Juran, the seamless progression of repeated triangular hills from front to back reveals Wang's method of integrating pictorial elements within a zigzag compositional pattern he called a "dragon vein."

Done when the artist was only thirty, the luminous ink tones and perfectly controlled lyrical composition are characteristic of works from the artist's early period.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 清　王翬　溪山雨霽圖　軸
  • Title: Clearing after Rain over Streams and Mountains
  • Artist: Wang Hui (Chinese, 1632–1717)
  • Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
  • Date: dated 1662
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
  • Dimensions: Image: 44 7/8 × 17 7/8 in. (114 × 45.4 cm)
    Overall with mounting: 8 ft. 7 1/2 in. × 24 1/4 in. (262.9 × 61.6 cm)
    Overall with knobs: 8 ft. 7 1/2 in. × 27 1/2 in. (262.9 × 69.9 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Bequest of John M. Crawford Jr., 1988
  • Object Number: 1989.363.141
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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