Artist: Wang Shen (1048-1104)

Date: Southern Song (1127-1279)

Dimensions: Height 26.2 cm, Width 139.6 cm

Material: Ink on paper

Gift of Xie Zhiliu

• Object Type：
  • PAINTINGS
• Location：
  • Chinese Painting Gallery
• Tag：
  • misty river mountain handscroll wang shen southern song ink paper

Wang Shen (1048-1104), also known by his zi (designated name) Jinqing, was a native of Taiyuan (in present-day Shanxi province) who lived in Kaifeng (in present-day Henan province). He married to a princess of the imperial family. Skilled in painting and calligraphy, this scroll is one of several remaining versions of his work Misty River and Mountain (Yanjiang Diezhang Tu), characterized by its refined brushwork and elegant, lush composition. Following the painting are two poems inscribed in running script by Su Shi, along with his postscript, as well as two responsive poems with postscripts by Wang Shen himself.