明　佚名　舊傳夏珪　長江萬里圖　卷 (前半) |First half of Ten Thousand Li of the Yangzi River

Unidentified artist

late 15th century · Handscroll; ink and color on silk · Asian Art

This handscroll was split into two pieces; this is the first half. Once attributed to the Southern Song court painter Xia Gui, these paintings in fact reflect a later interpretation of the artist’s style. Xia’s subtle brushwork has been magnified in both size and intensity to create a bold, high-contrast work of art. Ten Thousand Li of the Yangzi River exemplifies a type of fifteenth-century painting in which earlier styles—especially those of the Southern Song—were intensified to cater to the aesthetic of court and urban patrons.

Artist

Unidentified artist

Date

late 15th century

Medium

Handscroll; ink and color on silk

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1913