清/現代　曾熙　奇花異石圖　軸|Flower and Rock

Zeng Xi

dated June 16, 1924 · Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper · Asian Art

Zeng Xi says in his inscription that this painting was inspired by Li Shan (Li Futang, 1686–after 1760). One has only to look at the painting by Ren Xiong at the beginning of this exhibition, also said to be done in the style of Li Shan, to recognize that style is in the brush of the beholder. Zeng's intense frenzy of brushwork wonderfully conveys the earth's force stored in the old rock.

Artist

Zeng Xi

Date

dated June 16, 1924

Medium

Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, in memory of La Ferne Hatfield Ellsworth, 1986