Mt. Taibo in the Style of Wang Meng
1442
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From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1442
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
You see a long, narrow scroll of misty mountains, ink on paper, with tiny trees clinging to rocky slopes. Du Qiong didn’t copy Wang Meng—he borrowed brushwork from an earlier master, Huang Gongwang. The twist shows respect, not trickery. Ming painters often remixed old styles to keep traditions alive. Look up the subject “china, ming dynasty (1368–1644)” to see how later artists played with the past.
