jul 24, 1000 - Travelers Among Mountains and Streams
Description:
1000 CEInk and colors on silk
Fran Kuan
206.3 cm x 103.3 cm
Painted during the early Song Period
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
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Date:
jul 24, 1000
Now
~ 1025 years ago