Title
Bird on Fence
Creator
Year/Period
Dated 1951
Region
China
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Image size: L:51 cm x W:67.5 cm,
Image size: L:230 cm x W:84 cm
Image size: L:230 cm x W:84 cm
Accession No.
2000-07884
Collection of
Credit Line
From the Xiang Xue Zhuang Collection in memory of Dr Tan Tsze Chor
The spirit of the Lingnan School spread beyond China and lived well into the post-war period as a result of Zhao Shao’ang’s efforts. Zhao showed great virtuosity in this bold composition. The gnarled surface of the pine tree is effectively conveyed through the variation of ink and strokes. His concern was to capture the play of light on the colours of the painted subject. White was rarely used in traditional Chinese paintings. Here, it was used to enhance the realistic effect to create varying tones and shades.
