37 Gao Qifeng (1889-1933)
Monkeys and Snowy Pine
1916
hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
177 x 91.5 cm
Hongkong Museum of Art, Provisional Urban Council
Gao Jianfu's younger brother, Qifeng, accompanied him to Japan, where the
younger man studied the art of Japanese realism, or Nihonga. This painting,
with its combination of Western naturalism and Japanese decorative style,
is a superb example of the manner he learned in Japan.