Minneapolis Institute of Art
Shoreline Landscape
Dong QichangLinkedCulture matchlcp-1900a821e202
- Date
- 17th century
- Medium
- Ink on gold-flecked paper
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 30983
From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
Dong Qichang, a leading Ming dynasty painter, calligrapher, and theorist, profoundly shaped the course of Chinese landscape painting. This delicate fan painting exemplifies Dong Qichang’s mastery of literati (scholar-artist) landscape. With swift, calligraphic brushstrokes, he evoked mist-shrouded mountains, clustered pines, and winding paths that invite the viewer into an imagined retreat. Dong emphasized expressive brushwork over naturalistic detail . The painting underscores the intimate scale and poetic mood, allowing nature to unfold in the palm of one’s hand. Through restrained ink tones, Dong transformed a simple object into a meditation on harmony, elegance, and the scholar’s inner world. China, Asia
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- Credit line
- Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton
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