Fish (Yin-Yu K'u)
Artist
Liu Zai
(Chinese)
DateNorthern Song dynasty (960-1127)
MediumInk or ink and color on silk
DimensionsImage: 9 1/8 × 9 inches (23.18 × 22.86 cm)
Mount: 16 1/2 × 14 1/8 inches (41.91 × 35.89 cm)
Mount: 16 1/2 × 14 1/8 inches (41.91 × 35.89 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: acquired through the Asian Art Acquisition Fund
Object numberF93-18/5
Signed"Chang Chih-ho"
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DescriptionIn this painting, three long, slender fish swim counter-clockwise, forming an incomplete circle. modeled subtly in ink, which endows the image with a vivid sense of plasticity. Emphatic are the large, very dark, eyes.
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