Fishing Under a Pine Tree, 14th century
attributed to Zhao Mengfuexpand_more
Ink and color on silkexpand_more
Gift of Ruth and Bruce Daytonexpand_more 99.17.3
Not on Viewexpand_more
This clearly executed fan painting depicts a solitary scholar fishing in the shade of a large serpentine pine tree along a river bank. The work bears the signature and seals of the artist Zi'ang. Zi'ang is the style name of Zhao Mengfu (1254-1322), a descendent of the first emperor of the Song who rose to high office under Kublai Khan. The signature and seals were added later, however, out of reverence for the famous artist.
Zhao was an immensely versatile and accomplished artist, calligrapher, and scholar. He developed a literati style based, in part, on the archaic blue-green landscape tradition that is vaguely referenced in the subject matter and coloration of this anonymous work.
Details
- Title
- Fishing Under a Pine Tree
- Artist Life
- 1254 - 1322
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 99.17.3
- Curator Approved
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