Picture scroll of thousands of rocks and gullies in Song Maojin

[Song Maojin’s Painting of Thousands of Rocks and Gullies]

The Painting of Thousands of Rocks and Gullies, Ming Dynasty, Song Maojin’s painting, silk edition, color setting, 20 cm vertically and 480.7 cm horizontally
At the end of this volume, the following words are signed: “Thousands of rocks and thousands of gullies. Song Maojin.” With the seal of “Father of Ming” under the seal. The collection is printed with “Fan Zan calligraphy and painting” and other three parties. The title of Xiang Shengmo’s seal script at the end of the Ming Dynasty is introduced at the front of the volume: “Traveling in the mountains and streams”. At the back of the volume, there is a collection seal “The calligraphy and painting seal of Wang’s Guancang Pavilion in Huo County”
This picture shows the endless mountains, with thousands of rocks and gullies, peak platforms, jungle cottages, streams and fountains, small bridges, fishing boats and travelers. In the use of pen and ink, the painter has inherited the traditional painting method and made innovations, and has become his own face. The painting is beautiful and beautiful, and the rocks are textured with short linen and fine brush. It is delicate and beautiful, and it is dyed with green. It is bright and elegant, and vividly shows the lush scenery of the mountains and rivers in the south of the Yangtze River. According to the history of painting, Song Maojin’s paintings are “rich in ravines”, which means that his landscape paintings are good at painting famous mountains and rivers. This picture can fully reflect this feature of his paintings.