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Lofty Mount Lu
Shen Chou (A.D. 1427-1509)
Ming Dynasty
Ink and light color on paper.
Hanging scroll.
193.8 x 98.1cm.
Shen Chou was a native
of Ch'ang-chou, Kiangsu. His
style name was Ch'i-nan; his
sobriquets were Shih-t'ien
and Pai-shih-weng. Shen
Chou is considered one of
the Four Great Masters of
the Ming dynasty.
"Lofty Mount Lu" was
completed in A.D. 1467.
This painting was a present
for his teacher Ch'en Kuan
on his seventieth birthday.
The mountains and rocks
were first painted in light
ink, and then, using heavier
ink, the artist built up
layer upon layer of ink
strokes, finally giving an
extremely rich texture to
the surface. His brush
method as well as the dense
type of composition are
reminiscent of the Yuan
artist, Wang Meng.