Minneapolis Institute of Art
Riverside Retreat
Xia Sen
- Date
- c. 1250
- Medium
- Ink and color on silk
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
This fan painting is signed Xia Sen on the earthen bank just below and to the right of the roots of the large tree extending from the left margin of the picture. Born the son of the famous academy painter Xia Gui (c. early 1200s), Xia Sen continued his father’s innovative style. The intimate, focused view of nature, clearly rendered motifs, low-angle perspective, and evocation of a coherent space are all characteristics of the painting circle of Xia Gui. Its so-called “one-corner” composition, in which the subjects of the painting are pushed to a corner or a side, creates tension and interest. The device, attributed to Ma Yuan (late 12th–early 13th century) and Xia Gui, came to characterize Southern Song academy painting and was practiced by a wide variety of contemporary artists. China, Asia
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