Artist: Zhao Mengfu (1254-1322)

Date: Yuan (1271-1368)

Dimensions: Height 44.6 cm, Width 33.5 cm

Material: Ink on paper

• Object Type：
  • PAINTINGS
• Location：
  • Chinese Painting Gallery
• Tag：
  • orchid bamboo rockery hanging scroll zhao mengfu yuan ink paper

Zhao Mengfu, also known by his zi (designated name) Zi'ang and hao (literary name) Songxue Daoren, was a native to Wuxing (nowadays Huzhou, Zhejiang province). He was a descendant of the Song dynasty royal family and served as a hanlin (the emperor's literary retinue). He was revered as a top master of painting and calligraphy. In this painting, he employed the feibai method (a calligraphic method that involves applying a relatively dry brush to create dry and streaky brushstroke) to depict the rocks, method of semi-cursive script for painting orchid leaves, and method of clerical script for bamboo leaves. This is a representative painting of Zhao Mengfu.