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Ramblers over a Winding Stream
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This album leaf is one of few surviving paintings by Luo Zichuan. During the Yuan dynasty, the Luo family of painters in Jiangxi province, in Southern China, had a network of patrons extending their reputation all the way to the capital city of Beijing. <br><br>The small, rounded figures crossing the bridge on the right are gentlemen enjoying a ramble, rather than ascetics or travelers. The composition is dominated in the center foreground by “crab-claw” trees with knotty trunks and twisting branches. Their robust forms show Luo’s connection to the earlier master, Guo Xi (about 1020–about 1090).
| Artist / Maker | Luo Zhichuan |
|---|---|
| Date | before 1330 |
| Culture / Origin | China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368) |
| Medium | Album leaf; ink on silk |
| Dimensions | Painting only: 24.5 x 25.2 cm (9 5/8 x 9 15/16 in.) |
| Department | Chinese Art |
| Type | Painting |
About the Artist
Luo Zhichuan was part of a local school of painting based in Xinyu 新喻, Linjiang 臨江 circuit, Jiangxi province in the late Southern Song and early Yuan periods. Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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