• Kim Si (1524-1593)
• Joseon Dynasty, 1584
• Ink on silk
• The Cleveland Museum of Art
• Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 1987.187

This painting depicts a winter landscape of snow-capped mountains and a riverbank. Along a winding path, a figure on a donkey makes his way deep into the mountains, while at the top of the composition, a towering rocky peak draws the viewer’s gaze. The asymmetrical placement of mountains and rocks to the left, the expansive space created by the river and mist, and the sharp, claw-like rendering of tree branches are all characteristics inherited from the fifteenth-century painting style of An Gyeon. In contrast, the bold diagonal composition of the slanted rocky mountain and the angular ridgelines faintly visible across the river to the right reflect the influence of the Ming-dynasty Zhe School, which was introduced to Joseon during this period.