Montagnes, l'été

Attributed to Qu Ding Chinese

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 210

Des années 900 aux années 1100, les peintres chinois proposent des paysages idéaux qui illustrent la sublimité de la création. Les spectateurs sont appelés à s’identifier aux figures humaines qui y sont représentées. Dans Montagnes, l’été, par exemple, des voyageurs cheminent vers un temple pour une retraite. Au sommet de la hiérarchie de la nature, le majestueux pic central domine le paysage, tel un empereur parmi ses sujets. L’application très habile des coups de pinceau texturés et des lavis suggère que Montagnes, l’été est l’œuvre d’un maître qui travaillait aux environs de 1050, date que corroborent les sceaux de Huizong, empereur des Song de 1101 à 1125 et collectionneur, dont le catalogue de peintures répertorie trois œuvres intitulées Scènes d’été, les seules connues de l’artiste Qu Ding.

Summer Mountains, Attributed to Qu Ding (Chinese, active ca. 1023–ca. 1056), Handscroll; ink and color on silk, China

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Summer Mountains, Attributed to Qu Ding (Chinese, active ca. 1023–ca. 1056), Handscroll; ink and color on silk, China
Summer Mountains, Attributed to Qu Ding (Chinese, active ca. 1023–ca. 1056), Handscroll; ink and color on silk, China
Summer Mountains, Attributed to Qu Ding (Chinese, active ca. 1023–ca. 1056), Handscroll; ink and color on silk, China
Summer Mountains, Attributed to Qu Ding (Chinese, active ca. 1023–ca. 1056), Handscroll; ink and color on silk, China
Summer Mountains, Attributed to Qu Ding (Chinese, active ca. 1023–ca. 1056), Handscroll; ink and color on silk, China
Summer Mountains, Attributed to Qu Ding (Chinese, active ca. 1023–ca. 1056), Handscroll; ink and color on silk, China
Summer Mountains, Attributed to Qu Ding (Chinese, active ca. 1023–ca. 1056), Handscroll; ink and color on silk, China
Summer Mountains, Attributed to Qu Ding (Chinese, active ca. 1023–ca. 1056), Handscroll; ink and color on silk, China
Summer Mountains, Attributed to Qu Ding (Chinese, active ca. 1023–ca. 1056), Handscroll; ink and color on silk, China
Summer Mountains, Attributed to Qu Ding (Chinese, active ca. 1023–ca. 1056), Handscroll; ink and color on silk, China
Summer Mountains, Attributed to Qu Ding (Chinese, active ca. 1023–ca. 1056), Handscroll; ink and color on silk, China
Summer Mountains, Attributed to Qu Ding (Chinese, active ca. 1023–ca. 1056), Handscroll; ink and color on silk, China
Summer Mountains, Attributed to Qu Ding (Chinese, active ca. 1023–ca. 1056), Handscroll; ink and color on silk, China
Summer Mountains, Attributed to Qu Ding (Chinese, active ca. 1023–ca. 1056), Handscroll; ink and color on silk, China
Summer Mountains, Attributed to Qu Ding (Chinese, active ca. 1023–ca. 1056), Handscroll; ink and color on silk, China
Summer Mountains, Attributed to Qu Ding (Chinese, active ca. 1023–ca. 1056), Handscroll; ink and color on silk, China
Summer Mountains, Attributed to Qu Ding (Chinese, active ca. 1023–ca. 1056), Handscroll; ink and color on silk, China

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