Landscape
From serene countrysides to dramatic seascapes, our landscape collection captures nature’s changing moods in brushstroke and light. These works are not just views, but windows into atmosphere, memory, and the sublime.
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Snow Scenery Scroll. Song Dynasty. Ma Yuan
This work bridges Southern Song lyrical minimalism and Ming reinterpretations, offering insights into Ma Yuan’s enduring influence and the evolution of “academy-style” landscape painting.
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Spring Mountains and Auspicious Pines Scroll
Mi Fu’s “Cloudy Peaks and Pines” scroll whispers ancient burnout remedies through ink-wash poetry. The lone pavilion stands like a medieval mindfulness app icon, while mist-shrouded pines encode Song-era work-life balance wisdom.
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A Silent Love Tragedy in Ming Art: Why Did Lü Ji Separate the Ducks?
Artwork captures emotional tension through minimalism: ducks turn away on a cold stone, duckweeds hover mid-fall. This Ming court masterpiece is hailed as “the spiritual breakthrough in bird-and-flower painting.”
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Scroll Painting of Chongyang Wind and Rain
Chrysanthemums bloom in abundance, while slanting wind and drizzle animate the scene.
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Time-Travel Through Petals: The 2,000-Year-Old Art of Reading Nature’s Clock in Chinese Paintings
“Flower-Signal Wind” refers to the seasonal breeze that brings the message of blooming flowers. According to the traditional Chinese calendar, the period from Lesser Cold to Grain Rain comprises eight solar terms over four months. For each segment, a flower that most accurately embodies its blooming season is chosen to symbolize the “Flower-Signal Wind.
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Roaring Strength on Paper: Experience the Intensity of Dai Song’s Tang Dynasty Bullfight
The bulls are portrayed with robust, muscular forms and a palpable vitality, evoking an impression of raw power that seems capable of overwhelming multitudes.
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How did the top painter of the Southern Song Dynasty become famous
The painting captures a serene spring scene: willow-draped cliffs, a scholar’s boat drifting on tranquil waters, and a distant dock veiled in mist.
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One Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains. Wang Ximeng . Northern Song Dynasty . Painting
“A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains” is the sole surviving work of the Northern Song master Wang Ximeng. This scroll exquisitely portrays the resplendent landscapes of the motherland.