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Travelers on a Mountain
Path
Fan K'uan (ca. early 11th
century)
Sung Dynasty (A.D. 960-
1279)
Ink on silk. Hanging scroll.
206.3 x 103.3cm.
Fan K'uan was a native
of Shansi. In landscapes he
first followed Li Ch'eng,
then Ching Hao, and finally
established his own style.
A massive peak
dominates the composition.
A monastery nestles in the
recesses of a cliff, half
hidden by the dense growth
of trees. A wooden bridge
hovers sturdily over a
rushing torrent, while a
group of travelers emerges
inconspicuously from the
woods. Throughout the
painting jagged brushwork
resembling a knife scraping
on iron has been employed,
giving the work a pungent,
fullbodied weightiness.
This monument is certainly
the most priceless extant
work of this master.