Artist: Du Qiong (1499-1582)

Date: Ming (1368-1644)

Dimensions: Height 33.0-33.9 cm, Width 51.0-51.8 cm

Material: Ink and colour on paper

Gift of Shen Tongyue, Gu Liu, Gu Fo, Gu Duzhang, Gu Duqiu, et al.

• Object Type：
  • PAINTINGS
• Location：
  • The Painting and Calligraphy of Shanghai Gallery
• Tag：
  • cottage south village album leaf du qiong ming ink and colour paper

Du Qiong (1396-1474), also known by his zi (designated name) Yongjia and his hao (literary name) Dongyuan, was native to Wu County (nowadays Suzhou, Jiangsu province). At the end of the Yuan dynasty, the renowned scholar Tao Zongyi taught in Sijing in Songjiang and lived in a humble cottage in the South Village. Several years after Tao's death, Du Qiong painted this painting in memory of his teacher Tao Zongyi. In the inscription by Dong Qichang on this painting, he coined the term "Wu School Painting" for the first time, contextualize his painting in the art history, and pointed out that Tao was the "origin".