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Fang Shishu
Snow Piled Up in the Wintry MountainsQing dynasty, dated 1743

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Horizontal Chinese calligraphy in seal script, seven large bold black characters on off-white paper, with a small red seal stamp and a vertical inscription at left
Fang Shishu, Snow Piled Up in the Wintry Mountains
Ink on paper handscroll landscape depicting towering rocky cliffs at left transitioning to lower hills and open plains at right, with sparse trees, distant mountains, and fine brushwork in pale ink washes
Handscroll painting with two sections: columns of Chinese calligraphy with red seal impressions at left, and an ink landscape of snow-covered mountains, pine trees, and mist at right, rendered in pale washes with fine brushwork.
Artist or Maker
Fang Shishu
Title
Snow Piled Up in the Wintry Mountains
Place Made
China
Date Made
Qing dynasty, dated 1743
Medium
Handscroll, ink on paper
Dimensions
Title: 9 x 36 5/8 in. (22.86 x 93.03 cm); Image: 9 x 59 in. (22.86 x 149.86 cm); Mount: 9 3/4 x 213 5/8 in. (24.77 x 542.61 cm); Colophon: 9 x 137 1/4 in. (22.86 x 348.62 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Elly and Robert Nordskog
Accession Number
M.91.212.1
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
Chinese and Korean Art