Signature
Signed HUANG Chun-pi in Chinese
With three seals of the artist
+ OVERVIEW
This work assembles the best subjects of Huang Chunpi mist and waterfall. The tranquil scene throughout the work has been set up, as a cliff soars from the left. Thick dense ink has been applied to intensify the luscious vegetation. The frontal view has been partially blocked to create suspense as the viewer peeps through the outstretched branches to the waterfall, thereby extending further into a distance. To depict the mists and waterfall, Huang invented the Twelve Ways of Mist and Water. Slight trembles of the brush and light ink create a gentle waterfall. As it reaches towards the end, the mists echo with those above in the distant hills, forming a humid heavenly scene. Rocks on the sides were created with swift axe-cun and straight cun, creating a stark contrast with the elusiveness of the mist. Located on the top is a scholar in a kiosk observing this natural wonder, accompanied by the viewer. Hence Huang has depicted not only a magnificent landscape, but also the scholarly pleasure of embracing Nature.