明/清 祁豸佳 山水 圖|Landscape with fisherman

Qi Zhijia

1643 · Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on paper · Asian Art

The image of a lone fisherman piloting a humble skiff is one of the classic motifs of reclusion. This rendition of the theme was originally mounted on a folding fan. The painting would have adorned one side, while the other would have featured a poem (now lost).

Artist

Qi Zhijia

Date

1643

Medium

Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on paper

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1913