Returning Home Through the Snow
Dai Jin
(Chinese, 1388–1462)
Period:
Ming
dynasty (1368–1644)
Date:
ca. 1455
Culture:
China
Medium:
Hanging
scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions:
Image:
66 x 32 1/2 in. (167.6 x 82.6 cm) Overall with mounting: 118 3/4 x 38 1/2 in.
(301.6 x 97.8 cm) Overall with knobs: 118 3/4 x 42 3/4 in. (301.6 x 108.6 cm)
Classification:
Paintings
A solitary figure, too humbly dressed for
the cold buffeting wind, draws a protective sleeve to his face as he quickly
makes his way to the comfort of the dwelling nestled among bare trees and
snow-laden bamboo-perhaps Dai's own Bamboo Snow Studio. Dai Jin was one of the
last major masters to embody the artistic traditions of the Southern Song
Imperial Painting Academy, but he was also a very versatile painter who drew
inspiration from diverse sources. In this painting, the manner of outlining
forms with a gentle sinuous line, the large and powerful deciduous trees, and
the scale of the figure in relationship to the setting recall the works of the
Yuan artist Sheng Mou (act. ca. 1310–60).
The tendency toward swift, sketchy, cursive brushwork here is a hallmark of Dai Jin's later work. Dai sometimes painted precariously close to the edge of control, creating a distinctively kinesthetic, movement-filled style that was fresh and new and that would greatly influence later Ming professional painting.
The tendency toward swift, sketchy, cursive brushwork here is a hallmark of Dai Jin's later work. Dai sometimes painted precariously close to the edge of control, creating a distinctively kinesthetic, movement-filled style that was fresh and new and that would greatly influence later Ming professional painting.
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