清/現代　林紓　合掌峰圖　摺扇|Hezhang Peak

Lin Shu

dated 1921 · Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on alum paper · Asian Art

Were it not for the inscription, Lin Shu's painting might be taken for an idealized mountain landscape with a generic scholar gazing from a bridge. Lin writes that he has visited the wonderful caves and peaks of Wenzhou in Zhejiang, and that he is painting this fan as a "preview" for a friend who will accompany him on the same trip the following day.

Artist

Lin Shu

Date

dated 1921

Medium

Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on alum paper

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, in memory of La Ferne Hatfield Ellsworth, 1986