In one gallery, Xiao Yuncong's 1657 "Landscape" with its soothing, simplified forms in blue and green is displayed cater-cornered to Cheng Sui's monochromatic "Tall View of Streams and Mountains, " where short, vertical strokes infuse a monumental composition with a buzzing sense of life.
WSJ: Paths Easy and Daunting | Ming Masterpieces | Artful Recluse | Lacma | Asia Society | By Lee Lawrence