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Formerly attributed to Fan Kuan (å³)è寬 (ca. 960-ca. 1030)
13th-14th century
Classification
Painting
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number
F1919.127a-b
Tags
Charles Lang Freer collectionChinaChinese ArtJin dynasty (1115 - 1234)Yuan dynasty (1279 - 1368)landscapemountain
About this artwork
Located on the eastern end of the Qinling Range in Shaanxi Province, Mount Hua has been venerated since antiquity as one of the Five Sacred Mountains of China. Home to many Daoist temples and monasteries, it was also a favorite destination for poets and painters seeking direct inspiration from nature. Among those was Fan Kuan, a Shaanxi native and one the greatest early masters of monumental landscape painting. A man of strong Daoist inclinations, Fan Kuan is said to have lived for many years am...