Summer Mountains ca. 1050 Attributed to Qu Ding Chinese Between the years 900 and 1100, Chinese painters created visions of landscape that depicted the sublimity of creation. Viewers are meant to identify with the human figures in these paintings. In Summer Mountains, travelers make their way toward a temple retreat. The central mountain sits in commanding majesty, like an emperor among his subjects, the culmination of nature’s hierarchy. The advanced use of texture strokes and ink wash suggests that Summer Mountains is by a master working about 1050, a date corroborated by collectors’ seals
Summer Mountains ca. 1050 Attributed to Qu Ding Chinese Between the years 900 and 1100, Chinese painters created visions of landscape that depicted the sublimity of creation. Viewers are meant to identify with the human figures in these paintings. In Summer Mountains, travelers make their way toward a temple retreat. The central mountain sits in commanding majesty, like an emperor among his subjects, the culmination of nature’s hierarchy. The advanced use of texture strokes and ink wash suggests that Summer Mountains is by a master working about 1050, a date corroborated by collectors’ seals belonging to the Song emperor Huizong (r. 1101–25), whose paintings catalogue records three works entitled Summer Scenery by the otherwise unknown artist Qu Ding. Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's story Listen Play or pause #7311. Summer Mountains, Part 1 Play or pause #7321. Summer Mountains, Part 2 Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies We're sorry, the transcript for this audio track is not available at this time. We are working to make it available as soon as Summer Mountains. Attributed to Qu Ding (Chinese, active ca. 1023–ca. 1056). China. ca. 1050. Handscroll; ink and color on silk. Northern Song dynasty (960–1127). Paintings
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