A Breath of Spring æ¥æ¶æ¯å
Classification
Painting
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchase â Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number
F1931.1
Tags
About this artwork
Executed entirely in varying shades of ink, an undulating branch of blossoming plum sweeps gracefully across the paper and culminates dramatically in a single long tapering stroke. The subtle chromatic range of contrasting ink tones, the rich calligraphic variation of the brushwork, and the expressive lyrical flow of the overall composition mark this unique painting as a virtuoso performance of the highest technical and artistic merit.
About the Artist
Zou Fulei éå¾©é· (active mid-14th century) (Sienese|Italian) · 1350 |1329 –1350 |1369
Sienese, active mid-14th century|