Towering Mountains and Fantastic Waterfalls, c. 1600, Zhang Chenglong, Chinese, active late 16th - early 17th century, 73 7/8 x 24 7/16 in. ( x cm) (image)113 13/16 x 31 7/8 in. ( x cm) (without roller), Ink and color on silk, China, 16th-17th century, This large painting displays a range of fantastic mountains towering above a group of scholar-recluses gathered together on a pavilion to survey the dense bamboo forest and extraordinarily complex array of waterfalls. Beyond these unlikely watercourses loom magnificently dark and imposing peaks.

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License: Licensed
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