Xia Gui

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Swinging Gibbon
Swinging Gibbon
by Xia Gui
China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279) · late 1100s–early 1200s · Album leaf; ink and color on silk
Streams and Mountains with a Clear Distant View
Streams and Mountains with a Clear Distant View
by Xia Gui
Southern Song · Xia Gui · early 13th c.
A long ink handscroll in the "one-corner" style — only a fraction of the silk is painted, leaving vast voids for the viewer to read as mist and distance. A founding image of Chinese minimalism.