Pure Tones among Hills and Waters, 1664. Painted by Xiao Yuncong at an advanced age, this work exhibits a spontaneous effect of effortlessness, with a rough boldness that differs from the artist's other style depicting striated mountains with carefully articulated brushwork. A humble retreat amid planted pines is set against the backdrop of grand mountains and rivers. A mood of quietude echoes these poetic lines in the artist’s inscription: The myriad sounds for a time fall silent, and a trifling breeze drops a pure tone. No one can describe this feeling, and who could appraise this
Pure Tones among Hills and Waters, 1664. Painted by Xiao Yuncong at an advanced age, this work exhibits a spontaneous effect of effortlessness, with a rough boldness that differs from the artist's other style depicting striated mountains with carefully articulated brushwork. A humble retreat amid planted pines is set against the backdrop of grand mountains and rivers. A mood of quietude echoes these poetic lines in the artist’s inscription: The myriad sounds for a time fall silent, and a trifling breeze drops a pure tone. No one can describe this feeling, and who could appraise this scene?
Size: 20000px × 652px
Photo credit: © Heritage Art/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: 1596-1673, 1644-1911, art, china, chinese, cleveland, colour, dynasty, handscroll, heritage, ink, light, museum, painting, paper, qing, xiao, yuncong
