明 侯懋功 高山圖 軸 |High Mountains
Hou Maogong
1569 · Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper · Asian Art
Hou Maogong was a student of both Wen Zhengming (1470–1559) and Qian Gu (1508–1574). Inscriptions on his surviving works, ranging in date from 1544 to 1577, show that he was also on intimate terms with Wen's sons, Wen Peng (1498–1573) and Wen Jia (1501–1583), as well as with other members of the Suzhou artistic circle. High Mountains has the narrow format, pastel coloration, and attenuated figures, trees, and rocks that are typical of late-Wen-school landscape paintings. Hou's works are considered rare.
- Artist
- Hou Maogong
- Date
- 1569
- Medium
- Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
- Culture
- China
- Department
- Asian Art
- Credit line
- Bequest of John M. Crawford Jr., 1988
