COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.13.100.102
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MMA_.13.100.102
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Description:
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 merely descriptive forms: the kinaesthetic brushstrokes, which change effortlessly from outlines and foliage dots to wedge-shaped modeling strokes and ink wash, at once simplify and unify the landscape and human forms, breathing life into the moisture-drenched landscape. It was this brilliantly simplified ink-wash and ax-cut brush idiom, infusing gesture with meaning, that paved the way for the calligraphic revolution of expressive brushwork in the ensuing Yuan dynasty .
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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 merely descriptive forms: the kinaesthetic brushstrokes, which change effortlessly from outlines and foliage dots to wedge-shaped modeling strokes and ink wash, at once simplify and unify the landscape and human forms, breathing life into the moisture-drenched landscape. It was this brilliantly simplified ink-wash and ax-cut brush idiom, infusing gesture with meaning, that paved the way for the calligraphic revolution of expressive brushwork in the ensuing Yuan dynasty .
Description
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Creator Nationality:
Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
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Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
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Creator Dates/Places:
active ca. 1195?1230
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active ca. 1195?1230
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Creator Name-CRT:
Xia Gui
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Xia Gui
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Title:
Mountain Market in Clearing Mist
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Mountain Market in Clearing Mist
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View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
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Creation Date:
Southern Song dynasty (1127?1279)
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Southern Song dynasty (1127?1279)
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
1127
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1127
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
1279
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1279
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Album leaf; ink on silk
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Album leaf; ink on silk
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Creation Place:
China
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China
Creation Place
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Dimensions:
9 3/4 x 8 3/8 in. (24.8 x 21.3 cm)
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9 3/4 x 8 3/8 in. (24.8 x 21.3 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
New York, New York
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New York, New York
Owner Location
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ID Number:
13.100.102
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13.100.102
ID Number
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Credit Line:
John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1913
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John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1913
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Inscriptions:
Signed: "Xia Gui"
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Signed: "Xia Gui"
Inscriptions
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Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Copyright
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>
Rights
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Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_13.100.102.tif
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MMA_.h1_13.100.102.tif
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