收藏著錄@#@石渠寶笈續編(重華宮),第三冊,頁1679@#@@#@收藏著錄@#@故宮書畫錄(卷六),第四冊,頁187@#@@#@收藏著錄@#@故宮書畫圖錄,第二十八冊,頁164-169@#@@#@內容簡介(中文)@#@關仝(約公元九五0前後),陜西長安人,畫山水師法荊浩。所畫多為西北關陝一帶風景,雄渾峻拔。前人評論其作品,筆愈簡而氣愈壯,景愈少而意愈長。唯不善人物,畫中人物,多由學生胡翼代筆。
本幅繪兩峰壁立,祥雲四環。壁下偃松與叢樹交疊之間,有數家房舍,壁後山巒江河一路延展。在平遠的構圖中,以低矮的山腳房樹與遠山,來突出主峰的碩高。復以細若牛毛的皴紋,綿綿理出峰壁間架,是以柔表剛的意匠。以畫風論,頗有晚明韻味。
@#@@#@內容簡介(英文)@#@Two clifflike peaks rise up to the clouds; below them stretch a river and a range of mountains. In this type of composition, called "level distance," the two central peaks tower over the diminutive houses, trees, and distant mountains at their feet. Structurally the cliffs are composed of densely applied texture-strokes as thin as the hair of cattle--a delicate technique here used to create a feeling of strength. Stylistically, this painting has a flavor characteristic of late Ming works.
Kuan T'ung was from Ch'ang-an, Shensi; the magnificent scenery of the northwest part of this province frequently figures in his paintings. His landscape instructor was Ching Hao. It has often been remarked of Kuan's paintings that the simpler the brushwork, the stronger the painting; the less depicted, the greater its significance. Since human figures were not Kuan's forte, when they appear in his paintings they are usually the work of his pupil Hu I.