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The Woodcutter of Luofu

羅浮山樵圖

1366

Chen Ruyan 陳汝言

(Chinese, c. 1331–1371)
Culture
China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on silk
Measurements
Painting: 107.2 x 53.6 cm (42 3/16 x 21 1/8 in.); Overall with knobs: 253.5 x 88.7 cm (99 13/16 x 34 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1964.156
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This landscape illustrates the traditionalism of Chinese painting: while the brush manner is novel, the composition is based on early Song dynasty (960-1127) models. The soft raveling brushstrokes and lumpy rock shapes are characteristic of the new 14th-century stylistic expression.
A hanging scroll in monochromatic brown and black ink depicts tall, undulating mountains rising into the sky, layered with dense clusters of brushstrokes and dark horizontal dashes. On the right, a thin waterfall streams between rocky faces into a hazy mist. Spindly, twisted trees cluster at the base near a small figure carrying a pole. Columns of Chinese calligraphy and red seals mark the vertical margins and upper corners of the landscape.

The Woodcutter of Luofu

1366

Chen Ruyan

(Chinese, c. 1331–1371)
China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)

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