1 abr 1000 año - Travelers among Mountains and Streams

Descripción:

1000 CE
Ink and colors on silk
Fran Kuan
• Artist isolated himself away from civilization to study nature for his lanscapes, Daoist philosphy
• Produced very complex landscapes
• Different brushstrokes describe different kinds of trees
• Long waterfall on right balanced by mountain on left, waterfall accents height of mountain
• Not pure landscape- donkeys laden with firewood are driven by two men, small temple in forest