Winter Mountains
Overall (mount): 109 1/2 × 44 1/2 inches (278.13 × 113.03 cm)
Mount (Roller width): 47 3/4 inches (121.29 cm)
Collection of John M. Crawford Jr., Sickman ed. No. 6., Pierpoint Morgan Library , New York, 1962.
Eight Dynasties of Chinese Painting, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, November 7,1980- January 4,1981;The Cleveland Museum of Art, February 7, 1981- April 5,1981;The Asia Society, December 3, 1981- February 28, 1982; Tokyo National Museum, October 4, 1982- November 17, 1982, no. 13.
Landscapes East | Landscapes West: Representing Nature from Mount Fuji to Canyon de Chelly The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, August 27, 2011- February 26, 2012.
Journey through Mountains and Rivers: Chinese Landscapes Ancient and Modern, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, February 8- April 28, 2013.
Landscapes of snow were among the seasonal wonders masterfully captured by painters of the Song dynasty. In this work, the silk canvas has darkened over time, lending the scene the hushed atmosphere of a winter evening. Light reflected off the snow illuminates the mountain valleys, guiding the eye through the rugged terrain.
Nestled amid the hills, an elaborate architectural compound emerges from between boulders and forest, half concealed by the landscape. Along a snow-covered path and across a rustic bridge, tiny travelers and their donkeys press forward, animating this vast and serene world.
Gift of John M. Crawford Jr. in honor of Laurence Sickman;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1979.
Collection of John M. Crawford Jr., Sickman ed. No. 6, Pierpoint Morgan Library (New York: 1962), 57-59.
Susan Bush, “Clearing after snow in the Min Mountains”, and Chin Landscape Painting (London: Oriental magazine, 1965), 167,169, fig. 9.
Richard M. Barnhart, Yoshitaka Iriya, Yujiro Nakada, To Gen, Kyonen [ Tung Yuan; Chu-jan], Bunjinga suihen [ Essence of Chinese and Japanese literati painting], vol. II ( Tokyo: 1977), 34, 136, pl. 26.
Wai-Kam Ho, et al., Eight Dynasties of Chinese Painting: The Collections of the Nelson Gallery-Atkins Museum, Kansas City, and The Cleveland Museum of Art. (The Cleveland Museum of Art in cooperation with Indiana University Press, c1980), 24-25, no. 13, color plate III.
Roger Ward and Patricia J. Fidler, eds., The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art: A Handbook of the Collection (New York: Hudson Hills Press, in association with Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 1993),317.
Deborah Emont Scott, ed., The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art: A Handbook of the Collection, 7th ed. (Kansas City, MO: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 2008), 346. Fig. 194.
