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image below them. The composition here is
simple and centralized. A tripartite mountain
towers vertically above two implausibly tall pines.
The foliage on the mountaintops recalls north
Chinese Jin conventions. But the rocks at the
bases of the pines are denoted by brush strokes
derived from the "ax-cut" brush strokes of the
Ma-Xia school of Hangzhou. The pictorial effect
is lyrical and sprightly. The more linear brush
strokes create an overall spidery effect, which the
author takes to be an identifying characteristic
of the style associated with Shubun and his
immediate circle. S.E.L.
TOWARD CATHAY 3^7
