宋 傳趙克敻 藻魚圖 冊頁, Fish at play, Attributed to Zhao Kexiong, 12th–late 13th century

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宋 傳趙克敻 藻魚圖 冊頁, Fish at play, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279), 12th–late 13th century, China, Album leaf; ink and color on silk, Image: 8 7/8 x 9 7/8 in. ( x cm), Paintings, Attributed to Zhao Kexiong (Chinese, active early 12th century), During the reign (1101–25) of Emperor Huizong, the cultivation of rare aquarium fish came into vogue, and playful, splashing fish in plant-filled waters became a popular subject. In the Xuanhe huapu (preface dated 1120), the catalogue of Huizong’s painting collection, the author of the essay 'Fishes and Dragons” decries still-life representations of fish as “objects on a kitchen table” but praises pictures of fish that “play in the wide expanse and dive in the deep

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