[Dai Jin Shanshui Map Axis]
Shanshui Map Axis, Ming Dynasty, Dai Jin Painting, silk edition, color setting, 102.5 cm vertically and 27.4 cm horizontally
The title of this running script is “Jing’an”, with the seal of “Qiantang Dai’s Jing’an”
The work uses a high composition to show the steep ravines and waterfalls among the winding and dangerous peaks, the crags and high pavilions, and the two people talk to each other on the bridge at the foot of the mountain, and the cottages are hidden in the long pines and autumn trees. This work focuses on the magnificent momentum of the landscape and the harmony between the characters and the natural scenery with strong ink color and vigorous pen, develops the creation techniques of the landscape paintings of Ma Yuan and Xia Gui in the Southern Song Dynasty, and presents the typical personal style of Dai Jin in his late years.