Travelers Among Mountains and Streams - Silk 206.3×103.3, National Palace Museum Taipei
Fan Kuan’s masterpiece is the ultimate 'humble brag' for nature. A massive, monolithic mountain dominates the composition, crushing the tiny travelers and mules at the bottom into insignificance. This is the peak of Northern Song monumental landscape painting, designed to make the viewer feel the sublime power of the universe. Fun fact: Fan Kuan was such a recluse that he hid his signature in the leaves of a tree, and it wasn't discovered until 1958!
- Technique
- Ink on silk
- Material
- Silk
- Dimensions
- 206.3 x 103.3 cm
Location: National Palace Museum, Taipei