Artist: Wang Meng (1308-1385)

Date: Yuan (1271-1368)

Dimensions: Height 132.4 cm, Width 55.5 cm

Material: Ink on paper

• Object Type：
  • PAINTINGS
• Location：
  • Chinese Painting Gallery
• Tag：
  • reading spring mountain hanging scroll wang meng yuan ink paper

Wang Meng (1308-1385), is also known by his zi (designated name) Shuming and hao (literary name) Huanghe Shanqiao. A native of Wuxing (present-day Huzhou, Zhejiang province) and the grandson of Zhao Mengfu, Wang Meng was one of the "Four Masters of the Yuan". The painting depicts towering green pines beneath which stand several cottages. A person sits reading a scroll, while to the right, two figures converse with each other in a riverside pavilion. The mountains are rendered with line as shading and imposing atmosphere. This work belongs to the artist's late middle age.