Traditional Chinese 早春圖 Hanyu Pinyin Created 1072 | Simplified Chinese 早春图 | |
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Similar Travelers among Mountain, Wind in Pines Among a, Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains, Walking on a Mountain Path in S, Jadeite Cabbage | ||
Early Spring is a hanging scroll painting by Guo Xi. Completed in 1072, it is one of the most famous works of Chinese art from the Song dynasty. The work demonstrates his innovative techniques for producing multiple perspectives which he called "the angle of totality."
The poem in the upper right corner was added in 1759 by the Qianlong Emperor. It reads:
References
Early Spring (painting) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA