Landscape

Wu Jingting, artist

1904–1972

Landscape, 1942, Republic of China (1911–1949)

Where object was made: China

Material/technique: color; paper; ink

Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 67.5 x 25.3 cm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 26 9/16 x 9 15/16 in
Mount Dimensions (Height x Width x Depth): 163.8 x 38.5 cm

Credit line: Museum purchase: Gift of Mrs. Floyd T. Amsden in honor of Mr. Floyd T. Amsden

Accession number: 1982.0108

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Archive Label 2003:
One of the most important literati ideals was spiritual communion with nature. Wu alludes to this idea in his landscape of 1942 which depicts several scholars enjoying a walk through the mountains. The figures are silhouetted against an open space, and further set off by the pine tree than bends over their forms to the right. Pale washes of gray ink and pink and blue color enhance the harmonious mood of this work.