Railings, lintels, windows, and doorways look as if they could really be passed through or opened and shut."6 But immaculate detail can have its detractions. Yung, like his master Wang Chen-p’eng, uses detailed brushwork and well-conceived forms to reveal the complexity of architecture, but some have called Yung’s work “fussy” and “decorative.”7 The “Yueyang Tower” is without question an extraordinarily detailed and beautiful painting, but too much detail can produce a surreal effect, burdening the viewer with too much to take in at …show more content…
By combining the two paintings and orienting ourselves with the boat floating on celestial Lake Dongting, the plan makes perfect sense and only the portion furthest from the Lake is obscured. Judging by the orientation of the building with respect to position on the silk, this obstructed part may be less important, possibly just a covered walkway between the