https://emuseum.cornell.edu/internal/media/dispatcher/92797/fullLandscape with rocks and willowsca. 1950Image: 40 x 15 5/8 inches (101.6 x 39.7 cm)Hanging scroll: ink and colors on paperGift of Daisy Yen Wu in memory of Yen Hsiao-fang and Yen Tse-king81.112.0020In the foreground we see willows on a leveled land mass, a platform from which one may stand to look across the body of water below. The main motif, however, is in the middle ground; an imposing, straight-edged rock cliff. On the top there are trees and three tiled roof tops. On its side there are two trees with branches extending horizontally or hanging vertically downward towards the water. Layers of distant mountains amidst clouds in the far distance. Artist's signature, inscription and three seals on the top. The inscription is yet to be transcribed and translated.Paintings18258837664Zhang DaqianBoth a traditionalist and a modernist, Zhang Daqian was one of the last artists in the Chinese literati tradition; he even dressed in the style of the eleventh century poet Su Shi. Zhang journeyed widely throughout China and the famous mountains he visited firsthand profoundly affected his art. In 1949 he left China, never to return, and traveled extensively throughout the world, living first in India, then Brazil, California, and finally, Taiwan. His paintings, like this one, done shortly after his exile from China, convey his passion for the Chinese landscape.81.112.002