南宋 佚名 倣夏珪 冒雨尋莊圖 團扇|Returning Home in a Driving Rain

Xia Gui

early 13th century · Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on silk · Asian Art

This composition, formerly attributed to Xia Gui, depicts two farmers struggling to return home in a summer downpour. Although the drawing of the angry cliff face and dancing tree leaves is extremely skillful, the effect is somewhat theatrical. The round brushwork, while deriving from Xia Gui, is from a different hand, probably that of a close follower.

Artist

Xia Gui

Date

early 13th century

Medium

Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on silk

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Purchase, The Dillon Fund Gift, 1982