Verdant Waves Shake the Mountains
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.Zha Shibiao was one of several Anhui-born painters who sojourned in nearby Nanjing. These interactions led to a cross-pollinating effect: artists like Zha absorbed metropolitan currents from painters like Gong Xian while imparting some of the austere drama of Anhui painting to their Nanjing friends in return. Zha’s extensive travels also brought him to Yangzhou, where he made this work in 1678.
Artwork Details
- 清 查士標 山搖翠浪圖 軸
- Title: Verdant Waves Shake the Mountains
- Artist: Zha Shibiao (Chinese, 1615–1698)
- Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
- Date: 1678
- Culture: China
- Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on silk
- Dimensions: Image: 48 1/8 × 18 in. (122.2 × 45.7 cm)
Overall with mounting: 96 5/8 × 25 1/4 in. (245.4 × 64.1 cm) - Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Lent by a private collection
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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