Hsia Kuei: Pure and Remote Views of Mountains and Streams
Hsia Kuei (second half of the twelfth century to the first half of the thirteenth century) was a native of Ch'ien-t'ang (Hangchow). He was a representative court painter of the Southern Sung dynasty together with Ma Yuan and Liang K'ai. This long landscape scroll is an outstanding masterpiece traditionally attributed to Hsia Kuei. Scenes of pure and remote views of mountains and streams undergo diverse changes within the scroll with its transcendent composition and astounding brushwork.

		P44-1 Hsia Kuei: Pure and Remote Views of Mountains and Streams Sung dynasty handscroll / ink on paper hancscroll : 46.7 x 1127.7cm (including postscript) 179,000yen
		P44-4 Hsia Kuei: Pure and Remote Views of Mountains and Streams hanging scroll / ink on paper artwork : 46.1 x 89.8cm hanging scroll : 168.0 x 99.8cm 123,000yen
		P44-5 Hsia Kuei: Pure and Remote Views of Mountains and Streams hanging scroll / ink on paper artwork : 46.1 x 89.8cm hanging scroll : 168.0 x 99.8cm 123,000yen