Hostelry and Travelers in Snowy Mountains
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This painting, with its extravagant depiction of the rigors of traveling in the mountains in winter, would have appealed to the merchants from the northern province of Shanxi. Inspired by fantastic garden rockeries rather than an actual landscape, Yuan Yao\u2019s fanciful composition juxtaposes a twisting vertical mountainscape with a level vista where a playful zigzag bridge bisects the view. A distant range of precipitous peaks is straddled by a bridge ornamented with a pavilion\u2014a typical garden conceit in the level terrain of south China\u2014that is incongruously suspended over a deep chasm. In the foreground, a bustling country inn promises a welcome rest stop for travelers.Yuan first laid out this monochrome masterpiece with pale outlines then added broader, boldly brushed contours in varying ink tones that both model forms and enliven them with graphic energy. The result is a dynamic composition that appears to have been executed with great spontaneity\u2014belying the care with which each motif was planned and rendered. Yuan\u2019s craftsmanship is most apparent in his handling of ink washes that leave the snow-covered surfaces in reserve.Free picture Hostelry and Travelers in Snowy Mountains integrated with the OffiDocs web apps
