Artist: Xiang Shengmo (1597-1658)

Date: Ming (1368-1644), dated 1654

Dimensions: Height 132.1 cm, Width 53.4 cm

Material: Ink and colour on paper

• Object Type：
  • PAINTINGS
• Location：
  • Chinese Painting Gallery
• Tag：
  • green mountain red tree hanging scroll xiang shengmo ming ink and colour paper

Xiang Shengmo (1597-1658) is also known by his zi (designated name) Kongzhang and his hao (literary name) Yi'an. A native of Xiushui (present-day Jiaxing, Zhejiang province), he was skilled in landscape painting, especially in painting pine trees. This painting employs simple and light brushstrokes with elegant colouring. The artist was 58 when he painted this scroll in the 11^th year (1654) of the Shunzhi reign.