現代　吳作人　萬山青圖　軸|Myriad Green Mountains

Wu Zuoren

dated 1982 · Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper · Asian Art

During the early 1980s Wu Zuoren produced a number of heroic images of eagles—a symbol of Confucian loyalty and imperial majesty—that would have been suitable as presentation pieces. This noble bird, perched on a pinnacle overlooking distant mountains, is accompanied by a monumental seal-script title that evokes associations of both patriotism and longevity. Wu used diluted ink dots to describe the birds' plumage. In this technique, each feather is defined by a single brush stroke in which the dark ink seeps to the outside perimeter of every dot.

Artist

Wu Zuoren

Date

dated 1982

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