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Mountainous landscape with buildings and waterfalls
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Description
Pu Ru was a cousin of the last emperor of the Qing dynasty (1644-1911); as such he received a classical education and was able to study paintings by traditional masters first hand. He remained in Beijing until the 1940s, later moving to Taiwan where he became the leading upholder of the classical tradition. The inscription suggests that the artist is imitating the meticulous gongbi style of Wang Hui (1632-1717) in this painting. The application of colour suggests the influence of the blue-and-green landscapes from the Northern Song period (AD 960-1127).
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Details
- Associated place
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Asia › China › Hebei province › Beijing (place of creation)
- Date
- 1918
- Associated people
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Gongdi (active c. 1918) (recipient)
- Material and technique
- ink and colour on paper
- Dimensions
- 10 x 238.6 cm (height x width)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented in honour of the forthcoming 70th birthdays of Jose Mauricio and Angelita Trinidad Reyes, 1995.
- Accession no.
- EA1995.227
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Further reading
Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 24 September-1 December 1996, Modern Chinese Paintings: The Reyes Collection in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, Vainker, Shelagh (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 1996), no. 63 on p. 50, p. 13, illus. p. 51 fig. 63
Location
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- currently in research collection
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Modern Chinese Paintings: The Reyes Collection in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
Pu Xinyu, also known as Pu Ru, was a cousin of the last emperor of the Qing dynasty; as such he received a classical education and was able to study at first hand paintings by Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing masters. He remained in Peking until the 1940s, later moving to Taiwan where he became the leading upholder of the classical tradition. The brushwork in this painting is in the meticulous gongbi style.
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