Pinetree Against Rock (深壑勁松)
2012
Li Huayi
Chinese, born 1948
Asian Art
This painting by Li Huayi harks back in both format and subject matter to twelfth- and thirteenth-century Song-dynasty painting. Here, the artist highlights the struggle of the trees to survive, backlit by an ethereal mist created by numerous layers of ink wash. The landscape evokes the rugged mountain cliffs and topography of northern California, where Li now lives.
- Maker/Artist
- Li Huayi
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- Ink and color on silk
- Dimensions
- 10 7/16 × 9 13/16 in. (26.5 × 25 cm)
- Inscribed
- Artist's signature and red seal in the bottom right corner of the fan painting.
- Departments
- Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 2016.29
- Credit Line
- Gift of Li Huayi in honor of the new Chinese galleries
- Rights Statement
- © artist or artist's estate
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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