Rivers and Mountains at Sunrise

The sun breaks through clouds as twin waterfalls face each other; in a mist-washed valley a village wakes, deer by the lake and cranes aloft answering one another, the scene lucid and brimming with life.

An ink-and-color landscape using meticulous texturing strokes tempered by soft washes; the rocks are sinewy, the groves luxuriant, and the waters fall in terraces. The wide horizontal field opens with opposing falls at left and right and centers on a calm lake and raised fields with a village; distant peaks sink into a sea of cloud as a red sun emerges, articulating depth. Morning vapor, fresh greens, a gently drifting fishing boat, strolling deer and wheeling white cranes shape a mood of calm vitality. A running-script inscription and several seals along the upper margin heighten the tenor and converse with the scene.

Category

Ink · Landscape

Year

2023