This is the caption of image number 1Zhao Bosu (1124-1182), Song dynasty (960-1279)
Undated, handscroll, ink and color on silk, 27.7 × 136 cm

 

A member of the Song-dynasty imperial clan, Zhao Bosu was the younger brother of famous painter Zhao Boju. He served as Defense Commissioner of Hezhou, and he once visited the Jurchen Jin state as assistant envoy. He was proficient in painting blue-and-green landscapes. He emulated the style of the Tang (618-907) landscape master Li Sixun (651-716/8), but his paintings always manifest his own innovation and creativity.
  In "blue-and-green landscape" fashion, the scroll depicts pine forests and pavilions by a lakeside of the Jiangnan region (a geographic area to the south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River). Refined and exquisite brush lines lend the scene a clean and elegant ambience. It embodies the change of aesthetic taste of the Southern Song court and aristocrats. This painting demonstrates that Song landscapists turned away from the depiction of the imposing and magnificent northern landscapes and paid more attention to green mountains and rivers of the JIangnan region.
 There is no painter's signature or seal found on the scroll. Yuan (1272-1368) master Zhao Mengfu (1254-1322) inscribed a colophon stating that it was an authentic piece by Zhao Bosu. Collectors' seals include those of Qing (1644-1911) collectors An Qi (ca. d.1744), Liang Qingbiao (1620-1691), and the imperial collection seal of the Qianlong (1736-1795) and the Xuantong (1909-1911) reigns. There are also inscriptions by Yuan painter Ni Zan (1301-1374) and Zhang Kun. The painting is mentioned in An Qi's A Compilation of Ink Works (Moyuan huiguan) and Wu Sheng's General Review of the Calligraphy and Painting (Daguan lu).