Plum Blossoms in Moonlight
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Since the Song poet Lin Bu (967\u20131028) first celebrated the blossoming plums of his native Hangzhou (in Zhejiang province), plums have been a special subject for artists from that region. Tong Yu, from nearby Shaoxing, followed the local tradition established by his townsman Wang Mian (1287\u20131359).The thrusting limbs of a blossoming plum energize this composition. Typically, neither tree trunk nor ground plane is depicted; instead the artist focuses on the dynamic counterpoint of two sturdy branches that curve in opposite directions. The moon and the flowers stand out in uninked plain paper, left in reserve against the lightly tinted night sky.Tong Yu was also an accomplished calligrapher. His inscription on this painting, which combines clerical and cursive scripts\u2014his two specialties\u2014plays on the aesthetic of juxtaposing contrasting script types:Drenched in MoonlightThe ocean of clouds disperses; after the snowfall it beginsto clear.The myriad valleys, in silent chill, remain frozen and muted.Only the plum trees in the moonlight on Mount Gu [inWest Lake, Hangzhou]Branch out at will, unconcerned with the passage of time.(trans. by Shi-yee Liu)Lin Yutang purchased this painting in Shanghai prior to his departure for America in 1936.Free picture Plum Blossoms in Moonlight integrated with the OffiDocs web apps
