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Series Title: Eighteen Views of Huzhou, 湖州十八景圖

Lüshan Hui

呂山滙

c. 1588

Song Xu 宋旭

(Chinese, 1525-c. 1606)
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Culture
China, Jiaxing, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Medium
Album leaf; ink and color on silk
Measurements
Sheet: 26.4 x 28.4 cm (10 3/8 x 11 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 1998.78.15
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This album of landscape paintings depicts the famous scenic areas located in and around the city of Wuxing in southeastern China. These places were all known for their natural beauty, but in addition, a number were distinguished by their links to eminent historical figures and events. The artist, Song Xu, was not a native of Wuxing, but must have visited it when he accepted the commission, for he carefully depicted all eighteen views and wrote comments on each of them.

Song's gazetteer-like notation on this leaf reads:
Lüshan hui [Mount Lü corridor]: Its name stems from Lü Meng (178–219 CE), who camped here. It is a place in the Bian Mountain range. To get to the capital of (Wuxing) prefecture, one must follow through there.
An ink and color painting on silk depicts a river landscape with buildings below an undulating, tree-covered cliff. Dense brushstrokes and expressive dashes convey foliage. A figure rows a boat toward an arched stone bridge spanning the water, while distant mountains rise against a hazy sky. Muted green and brown tones characterize the scene. Chinese calligraphy and a red seal feature in the upper right corner.

Lüshan Hui

c. 1588

Song Xu

(Chinese, 1525-c. 1606)
China, Jiaxing, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

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