Artist: Xia Gui (c. 1180-1230)
Title: Clear and Distant Views of Streams and Hills
Material: ink and color on silk
Site:
Current Location: National Palace Museum Taibei.
Period/Date: Southern Song dynasty
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Stylistic Comments: See previous screen
Being only eleven inches high, one must understand that the foreground elements, even though freely painted, are done on a miniaturist scale and that careful observation of each segment is necessary to perceive the details and full richness of the painting.
