Layered Clouds and Mountains
Original Language TitleCengyun Diezhang
Artist
Huang Zhongfang
(Chinese, born 1943)
Date2000
MediumHanging scroll; ink and color on paper
DimensionsOverall: 144 × 48 3/4 inches (365.76 × 123.83 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: acquired through the generosity of the William T. Kemper Foundation–Commerce Bank, Trustee
Object number2001.13
Signedu.r.corner: "Youchi"
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DescriptionThe painting is mounted on a wall-sized hanging scroll with light-colored silk support. The composition is dominated by winding, rocky mountains with waterfalls, gorges and a pond. Detailed motifs such as small thatched huts decorate the mountainscape. The painting is executed in various tonal inks and light beige and blue colors. Overall the brushwork exhibits a sense of energy and spontaneity.Copyright© Huang Zhongfang
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