Ancient Trees and Bamboo 33x82
Ni Zan, a Yuan Dynasty master famous for his obsessive cleanliness (legend says he actually made servants wash the trees in his garden!), created this serene scene of gnarled pines and bamboo rising beside a craggy rock. The composition uses his signature sparse, dry brushwork, leaving plenty of empty space to evoke a sense of scholarly solitude and retreat from the world. The numerous red collector seals stamped across the paper show just how highly this minimalist ink masterpiece was cherished by later generations.
- Technique
- Ink on paper
- Material
- Paper
- Dimensions
- 33 x 82 cm