When he painted this long handscroll in 1684, wang yuanqi [wang yüan-ch'i], the greatest orthodox master of the qing [ch'ing] dynasty, had not yet developed the style for which he is best remembered. Grounded in the lessons of his grandfather, the artist wang shimin [wang shih-min], he aimed in his own way to make a work both as weighty and as free as that which was regarded as the greatest of chinese handscrolls: huang gongwang's [huang kung-wang's] dwelling in the fuchun [fu-ch'un] mountains of 1350. Object Type: handscroll. Date: 1684. Place of creation: China. Dimensions: H: 13 x L: 279 7/8 in. (33 x 710.9 cm). Medium: ink on paper. Collection: Walters Art Museum. Wang Yuanqi -Wang Yuan-ch'i- - Free Spirits Among Streams and Mountains - Walters 35198 - View B
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