apr 21, 1000 - Travelers among Mountains and Streams.
Description:
Ink and colors on silkFran Kuan
Example of Chinese landscape painting
Chinese view mountains as sacred and home for immortals.
Kuan was many who fled to the mountains during the tumultuous time of the five dynasties period (end of Tang to beginning of Song)
Characterized by twisting gnarled trees and other symbolic elements
Added to timeline:
Date:
apr 21, 1000
Now
~ 1026 years ago