Artist: Wang Jian (1598-1677)

Date: Qing (1644-1911), dated 1638

Dimensions: Height 119.2 cm, Width 49.8 cm

Material: Ink and colour on silk

• Object Type：
  • PAINTINGS
• Location：
  • Chinese Painting Gallery
• Tag：
  • mountain stream hanging scroll wang jian qing 1638 ink and colour silk

Wang Jian (1598-1677) is also known by his zi (designated name) Yuanzhao and his hao (literary names) Xiangbi and Ranxiang Anzhu. A native of Taicang in Jiangsu, Wang Jian was good at landscape painting. He was one of the "Six Masters of the Early Qing". He refused to become an official after the Ming dynasty collapsed and lived in Loudong. This work was painted after Dong Yuan's style. Different layers of ink present a lustrous effect. The painting was painted in the 11^th year (1638) of the Chongzhen reign when the artist was 41 years old.