清　石濤　(朱若極)　山水人物圖　冊頁|Landscape with solitary figure

Shitao (Zhu Ruoji)

1660s · Album leaf; ink on paper · Asian Art

Leaning on a staff for support, a gentleman pauses on a mountain path to gaze into a misty void. Shitao used dry, charcoal-like ink to texture the rock and tree surfaces of this small scene, imparting a rough, tactile quality. Only the tiny figure, his back turned to us as he contemplates the forces of nature, is painted with pinpoint sharp lines.

Artist

Shitao (Zhu Ruoji)

Date

1660s

Medium

Album leaf; ink on paper

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Bequest of John M. Crawford Jr., 1988