18"x24"         

Yellow Hollyhock

 

Li Tung (thirteenth century)

Original: Album leaf, ink and colors on silk, 24.2 x26.9 cm.

Leaf 24 of the album: Collection of paintings by Sung and Yuan masters

  

Very little is known about Li Tung's life. During the reign of Li Tsung, it was recorded that he often traveled to the capital to sell paintings depicting scenes of drunken reverie and the pleasures of country life. His exact dates are unknown.