Landscape in the style of Wang Meng
Zhu Angzhi inscribed this fan for the painter Shen Xuan, his contemporary, with one simple line: “After the brush-concept of Wang Meng’s [ca. 1308–1385] Clearing Dawn over Summer Mountains.” Had Zhu not written this, his friend would still have been able to identify the stylistic reference to the famous Yuan-dynasty painter thanks to the combination of two features: precarious leaning peaks and “hemp-fiber” strokes that provide a ropy texture. These elements were codified as essential to Wang Meng’s style as early as the Ming dynasty.
Artwork Details
- 清 朱昂之 夏山清曉圖 摺扇
- Title: Landscape in the style of Wang Meng
- Artist: Zhu Angzhi (Chinese, 1764–after 1841)
- Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
- Date: 1824
- Culture: China
- Medium: Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on paper
- Dimensions: Image: 6 7/8 × 21 5/8 in. (17.5 × 55 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Gift of Jane DeBevoise and the Calello Family, 2024
- Object Number: 2024.549.59
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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