Chinese painting often included verses of poetry, written to accompany the specific image. Along with his painting A Thousand Peaks and Myriad Ravines (Fig. 25- 1), Wang Hui wrote the inscription found on page 807. Read the poem and consider which you find to be more effective in conveying the scene—the words or the image. How do they work together? How does the combination represent the ideals for the scholar in Chinese art?
