Deep Valley - A painting of a mountain scene with rocks and trees

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Deep Valley - A painting of a mountain scene with rocks and trees

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Snow Mountains by Guo Xi, located in the Shanghai Museum. Guo Xi, a representative painter of landscape painting in the Northern Song dynasty, has been well known for depicting mountains, rivers and forests in winter. This piece shows a scene of deep and serene mountain valley covered with snow and several old trees struggling to survive on precipitous cliffs. It is a masterpiece of Guo Xi by using light ink and magnificent composition to express his open and high artistic conception.
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中文: 幽谷图

Guo Xi (1020–1090) was a court professor, a literatus, a well-educated painter who developed an incredibly detailed system of idiomatic brushstrokes which became important for later painters. One of his most famous works is Early Spring, dated 1072. The work demonstrates his innovative techniques for producing multiple perspectives which he called "the angle of totality."

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1050
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Shanghai Museum
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