Artist: Tang Yin (1470-1523)
Date: Ming (1368-1644)
Dimensions: Height 137.0 cm, Width 67.0 cm
Material: Ink and colour on silk
Tang Yin (1470-1523), also known by his zi (designated names) Bohu and Ziwei, as well as his hao (literary name) Liuru Jushi, was a native of Wu county (present-day Suzhou, Jiangsu province). He studied under Shen Zhou and Zhou Chen, and excelled in landscape, figure, and bird-and-flower paintings, becoming one of the "Four Masters of the Ming". This work depicts a scene of gentle spring, with rocks rendered in long strokes and willow branches in thin lines. The artist inscribed his poem on the upper right section.
