Artist: Song Maojin

Date: Dated 1613, Ming (1368-1644)

Material: Ink and color on paper

• Object Type：
  • PAINTINGS
• Location：
  • The Painting and Calligraphy of Shanghai Gallery
• Tag：
  • tree rock handscroll song maojin 1613 ming ink and color paper

Song Maojin, also known by his zi (designated name) Mingzhi, was a native of Huating (in present-day Zhuanghang Town, Fengxian, Shanghai), He was a descendant of the Southern Song imperial family who had moved southward. His younger brother Song Maocheng (1569-1620) was a novelist, who wrote the story that was later adapted by Feng Menglong into the famous tale Du Shiniang Angrily Sinks Her Treasure Chest. Maocheng was also one of the four great book collectors of Songjiang during the Wanli reign. Song Maojin and Zhao Zuo studied painting under Song Xu. Song Maojin extensively copied ancient masterpieces, excelling in brushwork and ink tones that were elegant and moist. He won the esteem of Dong Qichang and was a leading figure of the Songjiang School of painting. This scroll brings together multiple texturing methods for rocks and trees from the Five Dynasties to the Song and Yuan dynasties, for comparative analysis. The painting was created in the 41^st year (1613) of the Wanli reign as a painting manual for his friend.