Mountain and Scholar

Creator

Wu Zhongxiong (1899-1989) Alternative Name: Chong Yung Woo

Preview

Object/Work Type

Painting

Dimensions

45.0 x 30.0 cm

17.7 x 11.8 in

Materials and Techniques

Ink and color on paper

Current Location

Otterbein Univeristy

Genre

Landscape

Classification Level

Painting, Chinese -- 20th c.

Description

A scholar in a white robe sits on a cliff in the middle ground. Background is a large cliff side colored pink, blue, green. Smaller mountains located far right of center mostly black with green, pink and blue accents. Foreground consists of black and grey pine trees in the mist The numbers 35,36,131,15 are visible on the back of the support paper. No inscription.

Accession Number

2015.02.26

Condition Report

. Painting is attached to a thicker stock paper as a support. There is browning at the edges of the support paper. The piece itself is equally covered in brown spots. There are two tack holes in the bottom of the support paper. The piece is dry but does not feel brittle yet.

Recommended Citation

"Mountain and Scholar" (2020). C.Y. Woo Collection (Wu Zhongxiong 1899 - 1989). 51.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/woo/51

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