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by Louis K Wang
This is an ink painting by Ming Dynasty artist Yao Sho whose brushstrokes and structure have been taken as evidence of creativity of Asia art history. This 180 x 47 cm scroll has an approximately history of more than 400 years. This is the Yao\’s original artwork when being an administrator at Yun Dong, China. The artistic conception of this painting fully revealed his pastoral idea and idyllic mood.
Chinese literati who were good at painting often reflected themselves on their artworks, such as the solo walker on the mountain path, the paddler on the river side or the banded ficus on the hillside or cliffs. Those were the metaphors reflecting painters’ plight. This one here is certainly no exception. In the pavilion of the lower left corner, through the trees, you can see that the two persons talking about some matters. What topic they were talking about? Maybe about art movement or politic stuffs! We just don\’t know which one was Yao Shou himself.
Ink painting has gradually become more