ZHAO Zuo
(China circa 1570–post 1633)
- Title
- Landscape
- Place of origin
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China
- Period
- Ming dynasty 1368 - 1644 → China
- Media category
- Painting
- Materials used
- hanging scroll; ink and slight colour on paper
- Dimensions
-
137.0 x 51.7 cm
- Signature & date
- Signed u.l., in Chinese, inscribed in black ink, "…Huating Zhaozuo". Signed u.l., in Chinese, stamped in red ink "Zhaozuo zhiyin [artist's seal]". Signed u.l., in Chinese, stamped in red ink "Wendu [artist's seal]". Not dated.
- Credit
- Anonymous gift 1990
- Accession number
- 447.1990
- Location
- Lower Asian gallery
- Further information
Zhao Zuo was born in Huating (with the present day municipality of Shanghai) and became renowned for his literati style landscapes in the manner of his contemporary Dong Qichang.
Asian Art Department, AGNSW, August 1990.
