明 魏之克(魏克) 四時倣古山水圖 卷|Landscape of the four seasons in the styles of old masters

Wei Zhike

1635 · Handscroll; ink and color on paper · Asian Art

Though few of Wei Zhike’s works survive, seventeenth-century sources describe him as an important painter in the Nanjing art scene during the late Ming dynasty. In this handscroll, Wei performs a virtuoso feat, weaving together a continuous landscape panorama while seamlessly shifting seasons and cycling through the brush modes of various old masters.

Artist

Wei Zhike

Date

1635

Medium

Handscroll; ink and color on paper

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of J. T. Tai, 1968