Landscape

Accession Number
1991/2.88

Title
Landscape

Artist(s)
Chen Guan (Ch'en Kuan)

Object Creation Date
1637

Medium & Support
hanging scroll, ink and color on paper

Dimensions
40 9/16 in. x 11 5/16 in. ( 103.1 cm x 28.7 cm )

Credit Line
Gift of the Honorable Jack Faxon in memory of Pauline Faxon

Label copy
Inscription: Painted on the 3rd day of midwinter, 1637. Chen Guan
Three seals of the artist
A stately scholar, leaning on his staff and accompanied by an attendant carrying a wrapped zither, approaches a dwelling that is partially obscured by the two large trees in the foreground. Above are towering peaks, clouds, and a waterfall. Characteristic of Chen Guan, the foliage of the tree is created by thousands of minute ink dots. Chen was one of the fine, lesser-known literati artists of the late Ming period. In 1644, only seven years after Chen Guan painted this scroll, the Manchus invaded China and the Ming dynasty came to an end.

Primary Object Classification
Painting

Primary Object Type
hanging scroll

Additional Object Classification(s)
Painting

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Keywords
Landscapes
Plants
huts
mountains
trees
waterfalls

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