Imitating Fan Kuan's "Travelers Among Mountains and Streams"
1600
ink
silk
From the collection of National Palace Museum
1600
ink
silk
From the collection of National Palace Museum
Imitating Fan Kuan's "Travelers Among Mountains and Streams" is a 1600 ink by Dong Qichang, a Ming Painting work, held at National Palace Museum.
This painting shows a landscape with mountains and streams. The mountains are tall and rocky, with trees and bushes growing on them. In the foreground, there are rocks and trees near a stream. The painting is done in shades of brown and gray, with some green for the trees. The brushstrokes are visible, giving the painting a textured look. The overall effect is one of serenity and calmness. If you like this painting, you might also want to look up the artist Dong Qichang.
Dong Qichang (Chinese: 董其昌; pinyin: Dǒng Qíchāng; Wade–Giles: Tung Ch'i-ch'ang; courtesy name Xuanzai (玄宰); 1555–1636) was a Chinese art theorist, calligrapher, painter, and politician of the later period of the Ming dynasty.
See the richer artist page