Asian Art

Cloudy Mountains

Cloudy Mountains (Chinese: 雲山圖) are a set of two paintings of the same name created by Chinese Song dynasty artist Mi Youren (1072–1151), son of painter Mi Fu. Utilizing a technique called "ink play" or "Mi dots" (Mi Dian), Mi Youren adapted the style of his father, which involved blots of wet ink blots, moist brushes, and horizontal strokes to lay out a blurry, yet simplified mountain landscape, which represented the rainy climate of Henan Province. The subsequent techniques of Chinese landscape paintings, would have substantial influence in the Ming dynasty, as well as Muromachi period art in Japan, including artists like Sesshū. One painting is currently held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the other is held by the Cleveland Museum of Art, the latter being Cleveland's oldest dated Chinese painting.

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• ▸Fishkeeping
• ▸Gerard Richardson
• ▸Grid plan

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