Flowers and Birds is a broad term used in a wide range. It includes flowers, bamboo, trees, fruit, melons, vegetables, rocks, birds, animals, insects, fish, etc. Many masters in this field each had their own strong point. Huang Quan of the Five Dynasties paid much attention to detail. Zhao Chang of the Northern Song Dyansty painted realistically and was best known for flowers and fruit. Emperor Huizong of the Northern Song also emphasized life-like observation and produced some unsurpa
Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)
Xia Gui (active ca. 1195-1230)
Album leaf; ink on silk; 9 3/4 x 8 3/8 in. (24.8 x 21.3 cm)
Signed: "Xia Gui"
This album leaf presents a poetic evocation of one of the Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers. Xia's boldly executed brushstrokes and ink dots create an abstract language of visual signs rather than m
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