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A Pastoral Scene

1271–1368(?)

China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368) ?

Medium
Album leaf; ink and color on silk
Measurements
Overall: 20.2 x 18.8 cm (7 15/16 x 7 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1915.706
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Description

Landscapes painted in blue and green mineral pigments often allude to the past or to paradise. Here the color may suggest that surrounded by nature, the figure can escape the hassles of the chaotic world.
An ink and color painting on silk depicts a landscape on a muted brown background. Left, a gnarled willow tree with drooping green branches towers over a seated figure. To the right, cattle graze in a field below sharp blue and green mountain peaks. Small dark dots texture the trunk and rocky outcroppings. The composition balances the detailed foreground against the soft, receding forms of distant green hills.

A Pastoral Scene

1271–1368(?)

China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368) ?

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