Early Spring

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Painting · 1072 · Kaifeng · Asia

Dated masterpiece by Guo Xi, author of the 'three distances' theory of landscape

Early Spring — Guo Xi · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Author: Guo Xi
Style: Song landscape painting — Mountains dwarf people: monumental ink landscape as an image of cosmic order
Century: 11th century

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