Mountain Scenery with Streams and Pavilions in the Style of Fan Kuan

1667

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Wang Jian studied with the influential painter-theorist Dong Qichang. Under his guidance, Wang embarked on an intensive study of old master styles, eventually incorporating a broad view of painting history into his own personal style. In this work, Wang explores the manner of the great eleventh-century artist Fan Kuan, adopting the earlier master’s jagged contour lines and signature “raindrop” texture stroke to add a tactile quality to the rocky cliffs.

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清　王鑑　倣范中立溪亭山色圖　軸
Title: Mountain Scenery with Streams and Pavilions in the Style of Fan Kuan
Artist: Wang Jian (Chinese, 1609–1677/88)
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Date: 1667
Culture: China
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Image: 34 × 17 1/2 in. (86.4 × 44.5 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Gift of Franklin Z. Davidson, MD and Carol R. Fishberg, 2015
Object Number: 2015.788
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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