The Woodcutter of Luofu

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Woodcutter of Luofu

Chen Ruyan

Date
1366
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on silk
Culture
China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)
Department
Chinese Art
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art

This landscape illustrates the traditionalism of Chinese painting: while the brush manner is novel, the composition is based on early Song dynasty (960-1127) models. The soft raveling brushstrokes and lumpy rock shapes are characteristic of the new 14th-century stylistic expression.

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