Artist: Wang Hui (1632-1717)

Date: Qing (1641-1911)

Dimensions: Height 51.0 cm, Width 1891.0 cm

Material: Ink on paper

Gift of Liu Jingji

• Object Type：
  • PAINTINGS
• Location：
  • Chinese Painting Gallery
• Tag：
  • river peak handscroll wang hui qing ink paper

In the 23^rd year (1684) of the Kangxi reign, the then 53-year-old Wang Hui was invited by his friend Wu Kaizhi to spend the summer in Nanjing. It is believed that Wang Hui painted this work for the two brothers Wu Zhengzhi and Wu Kaizhi. This was Wang Jian's most active and mature period in his art career. He painted layers of mountains with the style of Dong Yuan and Ju Ran, two Five Dynasties period painters. He used the brushstroke method of Yan Wengui from the Northern Song dynasty to depict the view and villages along the river. The artist took three months to accomplish this painting.