Immortal Rock, 1878, Wang Yin, Chinese, 1829 - 1892, 52 1/2 x 19 1/16 in. ( x cm) (image)75 13/16 x 24 1/2 in. ( x cm) (without roller), Ink on satin, China, 19th century, Wang Yin was born in NanJing, Jiangsu province but worked primarily in Shanghai. Although a professional artist he espoused literati values and published manuals on plum, orchid, bamboo and rock painting. This classic taihu garden rock represents the Daoist embodiment of changefulness; its rhythmic form is pierced through with holes large and small suggesting the rigors and erosion of time.

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