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Pines and Waterfall
Wen Chia (1501-1583)
Ming Dynasty
Wen Chia (style name Hsiu-ch’eng and sobriquet Wen-shui) was a native of Ch’ang-chou (modern Suchou, Kiangsu) and the second son of the famous Wu School painter Wen Cheng-ming (1470-1559). A capable poet and a skilled calligrapher and painter, Wen Chia’s landscape paintings are exceptional with their refined and elegant use of brush and ink as well as their rhythmic qualities. Following in the family style, his brushwork is angular and sharp, and his use of ink especially unusual and interesting.
The central motif in this painting is a pine forest, occupying more than half of the composition. The rest of the painting contains distant mountains and a waterfall partially hidden by stylized clouds. The work represents scenery evoked by the poetic phrases “a thousand peaks and cascading waterfalls” and “pines soughing in a myriad valleys.” Next to the stream, a path winds round, allowing the viewer to wander among endless mountains and clouds. The combination of visual and poetic imagery in this painting fully conveys the idea of a “dreamscape” in Chinese painting.
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