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Soughing Wind among
Mountain Pines
Li T'ang (ca. A.D. 1049-
1130)
Sung Dynasty
Light color and ink on
silk. Hanging scroll.
188.7 x 139.8cm
Li T'ang was a native
of Honan. He served in
the Imperial Painting
Academy when the capital
was in the north. When the
court moved south, he
continued to serve, receiving
the highest honors and
dominating the new
Academy with his style
until the end of the dynasty.
Deep in the valley a myriad
pines cluster in majestic
density against boulders
carved and worked as if in
iron. Sombre in spirit and
massive in form, the
brushwork is pungent and
inspired. Dated A.D. 1124
and executed when the artist
was seventy-six years of
age, this work is truly
Li T'ang's finest extant
masterpiece.