明/清 潘雲馭 秋江落照 扇|Setting Sun on the Autumn River
Pan Yunyu
1604 or 1664 · Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on gold paper · Asian Art
As the sun sets behind him, a solitary scholar sits in the prow of a skiff on a placid river. On the nearby bank a grove of trees explodes in autumn colors, while on the distant shore a stand of trees is silhouetted against a mountain ridge. The river is often presented in Chinese painting as a place of escape from the cares of the world; in his boat, far removed from official duties, the scholar meets true repose.
- Artist
- Pan Yunyu
- Date
- 1604 or 1664
- Medium
- Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on gold paper
- Culture
- China
- Department
- Asian Art
- Credit line
- John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1913
