Autumn Shadows of Late Parasol Trees
晚梧秋影图
Wang Hui (1632–1717), one of the Four Wangs and founder of the Yushan School, was a preeminent landscape painter of the early Qing Dynasty. Autumn Shadows of Late Parasol Trees is an elegant work capturing the quiet mood of autumn.
The painting depicts delicate parasol trees in late autumn, their slender branches casting soft shadows, accompanied by tranquil waters and distant mountains. The brushwork is refined and light, with subtle ink and color tones that convey the clear, serene atmosphere of a crisp autumn day.
With its peaceful composition and literati elegance, this work reflects Wang Hui’s mastery in blending lyrical natural scenery with scholarly artistic sensibility, embodying the quiet beauty of orthodox landscape painting.