Squirrels on the Chestnut Tree, Ge Shuying, 1300s, Cleveland Museum of Art: Chinese ArtSongtian is k
Squirrels on the Chestnut Tree, Ge Shuying, 1300s, Cleveland Museum of Art: Chinese ArtSongtian is known for his depictions of squirrels in a monochrome style characterized by crisp, decisive brushstrokes. He may have been a Chan (Zen) priest-painter,or perhaps a Daoist painter, active in the Hangzhou region of China. From there his works spread to Japan.Size: Image: 97 x 39.4 cm (38 3/16 x 15 ½ in.); Overall: 181.6 x 58 cm (71 ½ x 22 13/16 in.)Medium: hanging scroll, ink on paperhttps://clevelandart.org/art/1979.70 -- source link
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