Autumn Landscape
Lu Yuan, Chinese, active early 19th century
Geography:
Made in China, Asia
Date:
19th centuryMedium:
Ink on paper; fan painting mounted as an album leafDimensions:
6 5/8 x 20 1/4 inches (16.8 x 51.4 cm)Curatorial Department:
East Asian ArtObject Location:
2006-53-31Credit Line:
Bequest of Dean Walker, 2006
Made in China, Asia
Date:
19th centuryMedium:
Ink on paper; fan painting mounted as an album leafDimensions:
6 5/8 x 20 1/4 inches (16.8 x 51.4 cm)Curatorial Department:
East Asian ArtObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:2006-53-31Credit Line:
Bequest of Dean Walker, 2006
Label:
Chinese 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.
Chinese 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.
