Li Tang (style name Xigu,1049－after1130), a native of Heyang (Mengxian, Henan) was active from the late Northern to early Southern Song. In a secluded valley grows a luxuriant forest of pines as a torrent of spring water flows downward. Although the mountain forms are layered densely, there is still a sense of space between them. With small “axe-cut” strokes to texture the mountain forms, to which washes of light and dark blue and green were added, the solidity and luster of the mountains form a unique effect. The light and dark coloring of the pine needles also creates a flourishing and dynamic effect. The pine forest of the foreground and overlapping water and mountain forms behind reveal a painting method that expresses deep distance. On one of the peaks left of the main mountain is a signature that reads, “Brushed by Li Tang of Heyang in spring of the ‘jiachen’ year (1124) of the Xuanhe reign of the Great Song.”