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Rafting on the Autumn Stream

Name: Rafting on the Autumn Stream
Brand: Guan Shanyue
SKU: rafting-on-the-autumn-stream
Price: 2990 USD
Availability: InStock

by Guan Shanyue · yangjiang,guangzhou

$2,990

In stock

MaterialInk on xuan paper, mounted on silkscroll

Dimensions100x 70cm

Year1983

EditionUnique work

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The Story

Inspired by his 1982 trip to Japan, Guan Shanyue created this vivid landscape in 1983. Guan Shanyue was a leading master of the Lingnan School of Chinese painting, famous for his innovative and expressive landscape art.He devoted his life to sketching from nature and blending traditional Chinese art with modern artistic ideas. The work uses vivid colours and powerful brushstrokes to vividly portray the flowing stream and floating rafts.It highlights the bright autumn scenery with rich layers of ink, fully showing the unique artistic charm of the Lingnan School. As a representative late work by Guan Shanyue, it boasts high artistic attainments and significant collection and market value.

Craft & Process

This painting features vivid colors and smooth, powerful brushwork that bring the autumn stream and rafts to life. It embodies the elegant aesthetic of traditional Chinese landscape painting, perfectly blending vitality and poetic scenery.

About the Artist

Guan Shanyue

yangjiang,guangzhou

Guan Shanyue (1912–2000), born Guan Zepei, was a master of traditional Chinese painting and a key figure of the Lingnan School. A disciple of Gao Jianfu, he excelled in landscapes and plum blossoms, blending tradition with realism .

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