Fushan Monastery

Song Xu

Cleveland Museum of Art

A painting of a mountainous landscape with a temple complex by Song Xu, titled Fushan Monastery. The painting depicts a serene mountain scene with a large hill in the foreground and smaller hills and mountains in the background. The hill in the foreground is covered with sparse trees and shrubs and dotted with small black spots. A dirt path winds its way up the hill. At the top of the hill, there is a temple complex with several buildings surrounded by tall trees. In the background, a winding river flows through the valley between the hills and mountains. The sky appears hazy. In the top right corner of the painting, there is a block of Chinese calligraphy in black ink, accompanied by a red seal. The painting has a beige background with a visible texture, suggesting it was created on a traditional Asian material such as silk or paper.