Artist: Zhao Mengfu (1254-1322)
Date: Yuan (AD 1271-1368)
Dimensions: Height 60.8cm, Width 26.6 cm
Material: Ink and colour on silk

• Object Type：
  • PAINTINGS
• Tag：
  • zhao mengfu yuan peak dongting hanging scroll ink and colour silk

Zhao Mengfu (1254-1322) is also known by his zi (designated name) Zi’ang and his hao (literary name) Songxue Daoren. A native of Wuxing (present-day Huzhou, Zhejiang province), Zhao Mengfu was a well-known painter of the Yuan dynasty, adept in painting landscapes, figures, horses with saddles and flowers in fresh and delicate brush strokes. He initiated a new painting style of the Yuan dynasty.