Snow-covered Mountains
Xu Daoning
ca. 1000
Medium
Album leaf; painted silk
Dimensions
14 x 12 1/4 in. (35.6 x 31.1 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
China · Song dynasty (960–1279)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Ellis Gray Seymour, 1948
Accession Number
49.6.12
Tags
LandscapesMountainsSnow
About this artwork
Xu Daoning's "Snow-covered Mountains" (ca. 1000) showcases the refined painting techniques developed over centuries of Chinese artistic practice. The work, executed in album leaf; painted silk, measures 14 x 12 1/4 in. and This work provides valuable insights into Xu Daoning's artistic practice and the broader cultural and material contexts of its creation.