Which materials did Xia Gui use for his surviving album leaves?

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Pure and Remote View of Streams and Mountains, detail of hand scroll in ink and paper by Xia Gui, early 13th century (Southern Song); in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan. — Xia Gui *Pure and Remote View of Streams and Mountains*, detail of hand scroll in ink and paper by Xia Gui, early 13th century (Southern Song); in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan.

Xia Gui’s surviving album leaves are painted on silk. In terms of medium, these works are typically executed in ink monochrome, though some examples, such as the leaf held by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, feature a few touches of light colour.12