A Painter's View of Southern China

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Updated: 2012-07-19

2. 《潇湘图》 A Picture of Two Rivers: Xiaohe River and Xiangjiang River

Size: 50 x 141.5 cm

Venue: The Palace Museum

Introduction: Xiao and Xiang are the names of two rivers in Hunan province, and the Dongting Lake is their meeting point, and the subject of this painting. With silver moonlight shining on the dark mirror-like surface of the lake, fishermen on the boat and people on the water’s bank are talking to each other loudly and happily on a quiet summer night. It is Dong Yuan’s only authentic work collected by the Palace Museum, it is a rare and classic piece.