Landscape

Artist Fang Zhaoling (Chinese, 1914 - 2006)

Artist Ding Xiongquan (Chinese, 1929 - 2010)

Place of OriginChina

Date1997

MaterialsInk and colors on paper

DimensionsH. 59 in x W. 32 3/4 in, H. 149.9 cm x W. 83.2 cm (image); H. 93 in x W. 42 1/2 in, H. 236.2 cm x W. 107.9 cm (overall)

Credit LineGift of the artist's children

Object number2005.6

DepartmentChinese Art

ClassificationsPainting

On View

Not on view

InscribedInscribed: Spring banquet in the peach garden. At a meeting in the peach garden [we] depicted a misty scene in large brush washes and wrote characters, all to record the pleasant things we shared in an elegant season and the nice adventures that allied me with my brother [friend]. In a high clear mood [I] recite a song (poem) for healthy pleasure and enjoyment. In the cyclical year dingchou [1997], Fang Zhaoling, In the cyclical year dingchou [1997], finished by Ding Xiongquan

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Inscribed:
Spring banquet in the peach garden. At a meeting in the peach garden [we] depicted a misty scene in large brush washes and wrote characters, all to record the pleasant things we shared in an elegant season and the nice adventures that allied me with my brother [friend]. In a high clear mood [I] recite a song (poem) for healthy pleasure and enjoyment. In the cyclical year dingchou [1997], Fang Zhaoling, In the cyclical year dingchou [1997], finished by Ding Xiongquan.

In this work Fang Zhaoling created one of her typical landscapes containing mountains, rivers, and boaters on a lake. She also provided the long inscription. Ding Xiongquan (Walasse Ting) applied the bright colors to the boats, the water, and the mountains. Born in Shanghai in 1929, Ding, moved to Hong Kong in 1946. During the 1950s he was part of the art scene in Paris. He is known for his use of strong colors.