Hsu Tao-ning: Evening Songs of the Fishermen
Hsu Tao-ning (970?-1052?) was a native of Ch'ang-an (Sian) or Ho-chien, Hopei province. He first followed the style of Li Ch'eng, attained fame by producing paintings while selling medicine in K'ai-feng, the capital of the Sung dynasty, and established his own style in his late years. This work, formerly known as "Fishermen" or "Fishing Boats on the Autumn River," in which the grandeur and illusionary nature is fully depicted through his prodigious understanding of form, composition, and use of the brush and ink, indicates unparalleled perfection.( Collection of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art )

P104 Hsu Tao-ning: Evening Songs of the Fishermen Sung dynasty handscroll/ink and light color on silk handscroll : 49.5 x 289.5cm 85,000yen