Accession Number
1976/2.139

Title
Fishermen Returning in the Evening Snow

Artist(s)
Jiang Song

Object Creation Date
early 16th century

Medium & Support
hanging scroll, ink on silk

Dimensions
92 1/8 in. x 50 7/8 in. ( 234 cm x 129.2 cm )

Credit Line
Museum purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund

Label copy
Signature and seal of the artist
Employing swift, spontaneous brushwork, Jiang Song successfully evokes the poetic mood of a cold winter landscape. Two fishermen, wearing wide-brimmed straw hats and thatched grass rain capes, slowly work their way through the heavy snow as they cross a bridge, carrying nets on their shoulders. The impressive scale of this hanging scroll, the spare composition, and bold use of brush and ink are characteristic of this professional Zhe school artist’s style.
Gallery Rotation Spring/Summer 2011
Jiang Song
China, 1478–after 1567
Fisherman Returning in the Evening Snow
Ming Period (1368–1644)
Early 16th century
Hanging scroll, ink on silk
Museum purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund, 1976/2.139
Employing swift, spontaneous brushwork, Jiang Song successfully evokes the poetic mood of a cold winter landscape. Two fishermen wearing wide-brimmed straw hats and thatched grass rain capes slowly work their way through heavy snow as they cross a bridge carrying nets on their shoulders. The impressive scale of this hanging scroll, the spare composition, and bold use of brush and ink are characteristic of the professional Zhe school style that flourished in the mid-Ming period.

Subject matter
The impressive scale of this hanging scroll, the spare composition, and bold use of brush and ink are characteristic of this professional Zhe school artist Jiang Song's style.

Physical Description
Swift, spontaneous brushwork is used to capture a winter landscape. Two fishermen, wearing wide-brimmed straw hats and thatched grass rain capes, work their way through the heavy snow as they cross a bridge, carrying nets on their shoulders.

Primary Object Classification
Painting

Primary Object Type
hanging scroll

Additional Object Classification(s)
Painting

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Keywords
fishermen (people)
ink
landscapes (environments)
net fishing vessels
nets (objects)
painting (image-making)
snow (precipitation)
straw (plant material)
winter