Artwork Details
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Dimensions
44-1/2 x 11-1/2 in. (image) 73-3/4 x 8-1/4 in. (installed)
Dynasty
Mark Description
Signed by artist: Wu Rongguang of Nanhai, at the time 65 plus years Square intaglio seal, reads: Wú Róngguang yìn Square relief seal, reads: Héwu Four unidentified seals (collectors' seals?) Inscribed: 24th day of the 5th month of the Dingyou year (1837) of the Daoguang era. Painted by Governor of Yanting in the Yunqing Pavilion.
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Credit Line
Gift of Francine and Roger Hurwitz
Copyright
Collection
Asian Art (Chinese and other Asian)
Color Palette
Provenance
Dr. Roger Hurwitz and Francine Hurwitz, Indianapolis, Indiana; given to the Indianapolis Museum of Art in 2012.
Gallery Labels
山水図
Tall trees in the foreground are separated from distant mountains by an expanse of water, an empty pavilion, and a total absence of figures. All reference the Yuan dynasty master Ní Zàn (1301–1374), who painted countless variations on this same basic composition.
Wú Róngguāng specialized in Chinese history, and as a scholar he was versed in calligraphy and painting. A successful bureaucrat, he later became governor of Hunan in 1831. He retired in 1840 to his native Canton and devoted the rest of his life to scholarship. His major work was Lìdài míngrén niánpŭ, which contains the names and posthumous titles for major historical figures from the start of the Han dynasty (202 BCE) to 1843.
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