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Lan Ying 1585-1666 — Thousand Miles of Mountains and Rivers 江山千里圖
Lan Ying 1585-1666

Thousand Miles of Mountains and Rivers 江山千里圖

A monumental handscroll by Lan Ying depicting vast mountainous terrain rendered in ink and colour on silk. The work exemplifies the panoramic landscape tradition and the artist's mastery of scale and atmospheric perspective.

Medium
ink and colour on silk, handscroll

🔨 Auction Lot

Fine Classical Chinese Paintings

October 12, 2021

Estimate: $15,000,000$20,000,000

Lot 2589

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Lan Ying 1585-1666, Thousand Miles of Mountains and Rivers 江山千里圖

A monumental handscroll by Lan Ying depicting vast mountainous terrain rendered in ink and colour on silk. The work exemplifies the panoramic landscape tradition and the artist's mastery of scale and atmospheric perspective.

Medium
ink and colour on silk, handscroll
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Mountains, Landscape, Silk, Lan Ying, Handscroll, Grand Scale, Ink And Colour