Early Spring (painting)

Early Spring is a hanging scroll painting by Guo Xi.

Completed in 1072, it is one of the most famous works of Chinese art from the Song dynasty.

The work demonstrates his innovative techniques for producing multiple perspectives which he called "the angle of totality."

In this kind of art, mountains, rivers, and frequently waterfalls are prominent.

Around the tenth and eleventh centuries,[1] during the Song Dynasty (宋朝; Wade-Giles: Sung Ch'ao), shan shui art first gained widespread recognition in China.