清/現代　齊白石　雨後春山圖　軸|Spring Mountain after Rain

Qi Baishi

dated 1929 · Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper · Asian Art

By the late 1920's, Qi, well into his sixties had acquired a reputation in Peking, well-connected friends and financial ease from the sales of his paintings. As he reports in his diary: "When I am cold I have coals to burn". Qi Baishi took a post as a professor of art at Peking University. In 1928, he also published a volume of his poetry and four volumes of seal carvings. Spring Mountain after Rain belongs to this period of Qi's increasing confidence in his work. His bold adaptation of the ink-dot style associated with Mi Fu (1051–1107) attests to his creative assurance. He transforms the brush dabs into strong inky imprints and adds a daringly bright color to the traditional ink monochrome style.

Artist

Qi Baishi

Date

dated 1929

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