清 石濤 (朱若極) 山水圖 扇頁|Landscape

Art Historical Context

This delicate landscape by Shitao (Zhu Ruoji), dated 1699, captures the essence of Chinese mountain scenery on a folding fan mounted as an album leaf. Painted in ink and color on gold-flecked paper during the Qing dynasty, the work reflects Shitao’s distinctive approach to nature, where jagged peaks and winding paths evoke both grandeur and intimacy within the fan’s curved format. The gold flecks in the paper lend a subtle luminosity, enhancing the atmospheric depth of the scene. Shitao, a descendant of the Ming imperial family who became a Buddhist monk, was one of the most innovative painte...