The Countenance of Hills and Rivers
WANG Yu 王昱
(Chinese, active ca. 1680 - 1729)
The Countenance of Hills and Rivers
Date1729
Mediumink and colors on paper; hanging scroll
Dimensionsimage: 60 1/2 × 34 in. (153.7 × 86.4 cm)
mount: 96 3/4 × 40 1/8 in. (245.7 × 101.9 cm)
roller: 43 3/4 in. (111.1 cm)
installation (hook height from floor): 116 1/2 in. (295.9 cm)
string height: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Header: 21 3/4 in. (21 3/4 in.)
installation (2021 -Hook Height to deck): 101 1/2 in. (257.8 cm)
installation (2021 - Hook height to floor): 125 1/2 in. (318.8 cm)
ClassificationPAINTINGS
Credit LineSBMA, Museum purchase with funds provided by gifts from Frederick B. Kellam, Mrs. Lockwood de Forest, O.S. Southworth, Mrs. Sidebotham, and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss
Object number1984.17
Subject(s)
- landscape
- river
- mountain
- inscription
- calligraphy
- architecture
- buildings
- hill
Collection
- Asian
Sub-Collection(s)
- Chinese
On View
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Label Text
The artist’s inscription on the upper right states that this painting was painted for a venerable Master Ding “following the color style of Dachi (Huang Gongwang 1269-1354).” Wang Yu is the fourth generation of an orthodox literati painting lineage that dominated the later history of Chinese paintings. The painters of this school emphasized disciplined brushwork and expressive compositions. Most importantly, they are learning from earlier masters whose artistic achievements are models for finding one’s own individual expression.
