Artist: Xie Jin (ca. 1360-ca. 1435)

Date: Ming (1368-1644), dated 1417

Dimensions: Height 102.1 cm, Width 47.5 cm

Material: Ink on paper

• Object Type：
  • PAINTINGS
• Location：
  • Chinese Painting Gallery
• Tag：
  • saying farewell hanging scroll xie jin ming ink paper

Xie Jin (ca. 1360-ca. 1435), also known by his zi (designated name) Kongzhao and his hao (literary name) Lantingsheng, was a native of Wu county (present-day Suzhou, Jiangsu province). This artist excelled in landscape painting, particularly in depicting layered mountains. Thus, he styled himself "Xie Dieshan" (Xie of layered Mountains). This work was created as a farewell gift for his friend Sheng Yin, drawing inspiration from Wang Meng and Wu Zhen, with restrained yet firm brushwork. The painter used luowen paper (paper with texture similar to gauze), and balanced the thickness of the ink and the water-absorption quality of the paper. The artist completed this work in his later age in the 15^th year (1417) of the Yongle reign.