Scenic Beauty Along Rivers and Mountains, 1614
Bian Wenyuexpand_more
Ink and colors on silkexpand_more
Gift of Ruth and Bruce Daytonexpand_more 2000.38.1
On View in Gallery 203expand_more
The inscription suggests that, by aligning oneself with nature, a person could expect to live a quiet life of peace and tranquility, a sought-after goal during the political and social chaos of the early seventeenth century. It reads, in part:
Surrounded by ten-thousand miles of water is
white cloud village, amidst the flowers is
built a grass hut;
Evening lotus are reflected in clear pools,
like-minded friends face one another on verandas…
I have a spirit that soars beyond this mundane world,
You possess the prescription for immortality.
The river-side mountains are green without end,
and often seem to float in an endless expanse.
On a summer day in the year 1614, I entrusted (my ideas) to the brush at the Northern Suburb Mountain Cottage. —Bian Wenyu
Details
- Title
- Scenic Beauty Along Rivers and Mountains
- Artist Life
- 1576 - 1655
- Role
- Artist
- Dimension
- L.64-5/16 x W.7-15/16 in. (image)
- Accession Number
- 2000.38.1
- Curator Approved
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