"Atop the Misty Peaks (c. 430) (Recovered 1840)"

Part of the 'Taokodzen' series

Description

"An artifact recovered from official archives destroyed during the burning of the state palace. We believe it was painted around 430ce, depicting the crown of Buiido’s temple shadowed by the surrounding mountains. Nothing is known about it’s painter, simply ‘a peasant of the area’ as stated by Nifusin when the image was catalogued"

purple/red shades throughout, large fluffy clouds, mountains fading into the distance, sparse trees dotted across the slopes. clearing in the centre with pagoda peaks reaching above a fog

Materials

Winsor & Newton Cotman watercolours
Winsor & Newton white gouache
Uni-pen waterproof Fine-Line
CassArt A4 cold-pressed 300gsm watercolour paper