Landscape of the four seasons in the styles of old masters

Wei Zhike Chinese

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Though few of Wei Zhike’s works survive, seventeenth-century sources describe him as an important painter in the Nanjing art scene during the late Ming dynasty. In this handscroll, Wei performs a virtuoso feat, weaving together a continuous landscape panorama while seamlessly shifting seasons and cycling through the brush modes of various old masters.

Landscape of the four seasons in the styles of old masters, Wei Zhike (Chinese, active ca. 1600–after 1636), Handscroll; ink and color on paper, China

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Landscape of the four seasons in the styles of old masters, Wei Zhike (Chinese, active ca. 1600–after 1636), Handscroll; ink and color on paper, China
Landscape of the four seasons in the styles of old masters, Wei Zhike (Chinese, active ca. 1600–after 1636), Handscroll; ink and color on paper, China
Landscape of the four seasons in the styles of old masters, Wei Zhike (Chinese, active ca. 1600–after 1636), Handscroll; ink and color on paper, China
Landscape of the four seasons in the styles of old masters, Wei Zhike (Chinese, active ca. 1600–after 1636), Handscroll; ink and color on paper, China
Landscape of the four seasons in the styles of old masters, Wei Zhike (Chinese, active ca. 1600–after 1636), Handscroll; ink and color on paper, China
Landscape of the four seasons in the styles of old masters, Wei Zhike (Chinese, active ca. 1600–after 1636), Handscroll; ink and color on paper, China
Landscape of the four seasons in the styles of old masters, Wei Zhike (Chinese, active ca. 1600–after 1636), Handscroll; ink and color on paper, China
Landscape of the four seasons in the styles of old masters, Wei Zhike (Chinese, active ca. 1600–after 1636), Handscroll; ink and color on paper, China
Landscape of the four seasons in the styles of old masters, Wei Zhike (Chinese, active ca. 1600–after 1636), Handscroll; ink and color on paper, China
Landscape of the four seasons in the styles of old masters, Wei Zhike (Chinese, active ca. 1600–after 1636), Handscroll; ink and color on paper, China
Landscape of the four seasons in the styles of old masters, Wei Zhike (Chinese, active ca. 1600–after 1636), Handscroll; ink and color on paper, China
Landscape of the four seasons in the styles of old masters, Wei Zhike (Chinese, active ca. 1600–after 1636), Handscroll; ink and color on paper, China
Landscape of the four seasons in the styles of old masters, Wei Zhike (Chinese, active ca. 1600–after 1636), Handscroll; ink and color on paper, China
Landscape of the four seasons in the styles of old masters, Wei Zhike (Chinese, active ca. 1600–after 1636), Handscroll; ink and color on paper, China
Landscape of the four seasons in the styles of old masters, Wei Zhike (Chinese, active ca. 1600–after 1636), Handscroll; ink and color on paper, China
Landscape of the four seasons in the styles of old masters, Wei Zhike (Chinese, active ca. 1600–after 1636), Handscroll; ink and color on paper, China
Landscape of the four seasons in the styles of old masters, Wei Zhike (Chinese, active ca. 1600–after 1636), Handscroll; ink and color on paper, China
Landscape of the four seasons in the styles of old masters, Wei Zhike (Chinese, active ca. 1600–after 1636), Handscroll; ink and color on paper, China
Landscape of the four seasons in the styles of old masters, Wei Zhike (Chinese, active ca. 1600–after 1636), Handscroll; ink and color on paper, China
Landscape of the four seasons in the styles of old masters, Wei Zhike (Chinese, active ca. 1600–after 1636), Handscroll; ink and color on paper, China
Landscape of the four seasons in the styles of old masters, Wei Zhike (Chinese, active ca. 1600–after 1636), Handscroll; ink and color on paper, China
Landscape of the four seasons in the styles of old masters, Wei Zhike (Chinese, active ca. 1600–after 1636), Handscroll; ink and color on paper, China
Landscape of the four seasons in the styles of old masters, Wei Zhike (Chinese, active ca. 1600–after 1636), Handscroll; ink and color on paper, China
Landscape of the four seasons in the styles of old masters, Wei Zhike (Chinese, active ca. 1600–after 1636), Handscroll; ink and color on paper, China
Landscape of the four seasons in the styles of old masters, Wei Zhike (Chinese, active ca. 1600–after 1636), Handscroll; ink and color on paper, China
Landscape of the four seasons in the styles of old masters, Wei Zhike (Chinese, active ca. 1600–after 1636), Handscroll; ink and color on paper, China
Landscape of the four seasons in the styles of old masters, Wei Zhike (Chinese, active ca. 1600–after 1636), Handscroll; ink and color on paper, China

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