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Pure Tones among Hills and Waters
Pure Tones among Hills and Waters
山水清音圖
1664
Xiao Yuncong 蕭雲從
(Chinese, 1596-1673)
(1644-1911)
Handscroll, ink and light color on paper
Overall: 30.8 x 781.7 cm (12 1/8 x 307 3/4 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1954.262
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Painted by Xiao Yuncong at an advanced age, this work exhibits a spontaneous effect of effortlessness, with a rough boldness that differs from the artist's other style depicting striated mountains with carefully articulated brushwork.
A humble retreat amid planted pines is set against the backdrop of grand mountains and rivers. A mood of quietude echoes these poetic lines in the artist’s inscription: The myriad sounds for a time fall silent, and a trifling breeze drops a pure tone. No one can describe this feeling, and who could appraise this scene?
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