Encountering, 1839
Fei Danxuexpand_more
Ink and color on silkexpand_more
The Suzanne S. Roberts Endowment for Asian Artexpand_more 2014.102
Not on Viewexpand_more
This handscroll depicts a romantic scene. The springtime setting features peach blossoms and green willows in the mist. A young man on horseback, seemingly in a hurry, is distracted by a young woman who stands in the window of a thatched hut.
The painting is based on literary sources. Among others, one specific poem by Cui Hu (c. 766–') likely provided inspiration for the artist. The poem, titled “Village at the South of the City,” reads:
This very day last year by this door,
Peach blossoms were in bloom against her blushing cheeks.
But where, pray, is she now, while the peach blossoms
Are still there, smiling in the spring breezes'
(Translated by Shuhui Yang and Yunqin Yang, in Stories to Caution the World: A Ming Dynasty Collection, University of Washington Press, 2005)
Details
- Title
- Encountering
- Artist Life
- 1801 - 1850
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2014.102
- Curator Approved
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