East Asian Art Autumn Landscape Made in China, AsiaQing Dynasty (1644-1911), Summer 1816 Zhang Yuan, Chinese, 1768 - 1848 Ink on paper; mounted as a fan painting; framed Currently not on view 2006-53-31 Bequest of Dean Walker, 2006 |
LabelChinese literati often depicted their garden retreats, enjoying cultural life in solitude. Bamboo is the symbol of the scholar-bureaucrat because it bends, but does not break, in the wind. Fan paintings were often made for friends as parting gifts. |
