The Fengshui Wonderland with Intriguing Details
The front scene of the ’Nine Pearly Peaks in Green’has several gentle hills extending into the waters, which interweave into meander valleys. The mountain tops in different styles at the back are linked together, descending to the ground on both the left and right sides. The composition of things roughly forms into an ‘X’ shape, genuinely guiding the viewer’s attention to the centred building.
The railings of the building were emphasized with heavy ink, with the fish-shaped eaves protruding from two sides of the roof. The style differs from regular houses; it could be a Taoist temple. The surrounding mountains embrace the temple as if giving protection to the place, the spiritual clouds creeping onto the blurry shade of the trees and the vertical cliffs at the back. The green of woods and mosses accentuates the liveness of all creatures in the Spring time. The image of the landscape elevates the painting with divine elegance. Gongwang Huang not only emulated the literati painting styles of masters from the tenth century, but further excelled with his identity as a Taoist priest, to deliver a Fengshui wonderland guarded by a religious temple.
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Nine Pearly Peaks in Green
Hanging Scroll
Yuan dynasty
79.6cmx58.5cm -
