Artist: Wu Li (1632-1718)

Date: Qing (1644-1911), dated 1676

Dimensions: Height 123.5 cm, Width 62.5 cm

Material: Ink and colour on paper

• Object Type：
  • PAINTINGS
• Location：
  • Chinese Painting Gallery
• Tag：
  • lake spring hanging scroll wu li qing ink and colour paper

Wu Li (1632-1718) is also known by his zi (designated name) Yushan and his hao (literary name) Mojing Daoren. A native of Changshu, Jiangsu province, Wu Li was skilled in landscape painting and was one of the "Six Masters of the Early Qing". He learned calligraphy from works of Su Shi, and was also a poet. Wu Li was a Catholic. This painting imitates the style of Zhao Danian, depicting landscape in spring. This scroll was painted in the 15^th year (1676) of the Kangxi reign when the artist was 45.