Fishing Alone in a Mountain Stream 溪山ç¨é£å
Classification
Painting
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number
F1911.199
Tags
About this artwork
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Art Historical Context
**Fishing Alone in a Stream** (13th century), attributed to a follower of the renowned Southern Song painter Li Tang (. 1050s–after 1130), the serene essence of China's natural world. Li Tang, a pivotal figure in the academy style of the Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279), pioneered the "ax-stroke" brush technique—bold, angular strokes mimicking mountain contours—that influenced countless landscapes. This painting exemplifies that tradition, depicting a lone fisherman amid towering peaks and a winding river, evoking quiet introspection and harmony with nature. In Southern Song art, such scenes...