Travelling in the Mountains of Shu (Szechwan)
dated to 1737
Artists
Description
The painting represents a panoramic vista of a mountainous Sichuan landscape. At the right a gentleman flanked by two attendants studies the landscape from a small bridge. A mountain with pine trees and architectural villas rises in the center of the composition. Trees dominate the left foreground; mountains, partially obscured by clouds and mist, rise in the left middle- and backgrounds.
Dimensions
painting proper max.: H. 22.2 x W. 49.8 cm (8 3/4 x 19 5/8 in.)
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