Artist: Hongren (1610-1663)

Date: Qing (1644-1911), dated 1659

Dimensions: Height 89.4 cm, Width 41.8 cm

Material: Ink on paper

• Object Type：
  • PAINTINGS
• Location：
  • Chinese Painting Gallery
• Tag：
  • forest stream spring dusk hanging scroll hongren qing 1659 ink paper

Hongren (1610-1663), originally named Jiang Tao and also known by his zi (designated name) Liuqi, became a monk in the early Qing dynasty. A native to She county in Anhui, he was also known by his hao (literary names) Jianjiang and Wuzhi. As one of the "Four Monks in the early Qing", he was adept at landscape painting in the style of Ni Zan. This painting depicts a towering cliff with an empty boat moored by the shore. The rocks are rendered with slanted brush for shading, interspersed with sparse trees, thin grasses, and slender bamboos that define layers of the mountain. The artist painted this painting in the 16^th year (1659) of the Shunzhi reign at the age of 50.