Mountain View with Bare Trees

Chinese Collection

Accession Nr.: 72.40.1
Type: painting; hanging scroll
Artist/Maker:
Date of production:
17th century
Place of production:
Signed: Sheng Mao sign in the right bottom corner.
Marks: two unclear seals
Materials: silk
Techniques: ink
Dimensions: width: 56 cm
length: 184 cm

tükör:
width: 42 cm
length: 93.8 cm
Sheng Mao was active in the Yuan period and painted landscapes and figurative pictures. His late follower depicts the melting image of mountains in the steam rising from a river. In the background, there are rocky mountains with occasional bushes and trees.