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Mountain Landscape in Song Dynasty Style
(China )
The 11th-century Song masters developed techniques to depict mountains, trees, and mists in an essentially realistic fashion. The painter of this work borrows these techniques to create a world with a somewhat fantastic character.
Spurious signature of Wen Chia (1501-83).
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Panama-Pacific International Exposition, China Pavilion, San Francisco, 1915 [no. 213]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1915, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 8/1/1988 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 6/1/1994 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 3/1/1999 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 1/8/2001 | Treatment | examined for exhibition |
Geographies
China (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 75 1/8 x W: 21 3/4 in. (190.8 x 55.2 cm); W of scroll only, no knobs: 29 11/16 in. (75.4 cm); Painted image H: 75 11/16 x W: 21 5/8 in. (192.2 x 55 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1915
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
35.32