Mountain landscape
Shang Rui, born in Suzhou in Jiangsu province, was a monk. His painting style was classical, and he also wrote poetry. According to the inscription, the painting imitates the brushwork of Wen Boren (1502-1575), the nephew of the famous Ming painter Wen Zhengming (1470-1559), who is known for his landscapes. It is said that Wen Boren’s landscapes have two different styles, a ‘simple’ style and a ‘complicated’ one. His ‘complicated’ style is influenced by Wang Meng (1301-1385), who usually applies intensive cun strikes and dots to make a dense composition. Here Shang Rui seems to follow Wen Boren’s ‘complicated’ style.
Details
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Title
Mountain landscape
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Artist/maker
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Associated people
Mi'an (active c. 1703) (recipient) -
Associated place
China (place of creation) -
Date
October - November 1703 -
Material and technique
ink and colour on paper
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Material index
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Technique index
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Object type
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Dimensions
30.7 x 707.9 cm (height x width)
title 29.2 x 90.8 cm (height x width)
painting 28.7 x 385 cm (height x width)
colophon 29.2 x 226.4 cm (height x width)
rolled 6.3 cm (diameter) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the V&A and the Friends of the Ashmolean Museum, 1978.
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Museum location
Museum department
Eastern Art
Accession no.
EA1978.406
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Catalogue text
Shang Rui, born in present-day Suzhou in Jiangsu province, was a monk. His painting style was classical, and he also wrote poetry. One Qing text treats Shang Rui and Mu Cun as two separate painters, and the date of his death is contentious. The possibilities are 1683, 1686, or after 1724.
In: Vainker, Shelagh, Chinese Paintings in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2000)
Further reading
Vainker, Shelagh, Chinese Paintings in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2000), no. 118 on p. 136, illus. pp. 136-137 figs 118a-g
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