明 佚名 蘇蕙璇璣圖 卷|Lady Su Hui and Her Verse Puzzle

Qiu Ying

16th century · Handscroll; ink and color on silk · Asian Art

This scene appears in a later copy of a Tang-dynasty painting illustrating the story of a literary legend, Lady Su Hui, who was supposed to have lived in the late fourth century. The dating of the original painting is supported by the types of instruments depicted in it. Both the harp (konghou) and the pipa played with a plectrum disappeared after the Tang. Front row, left to right: qin, pipa, pipa (played without plectrum), paiban Back row, left to right: dizi, xiao, sheng, konghou

Artist

Qiu Ying

Date

16th century

Medium

Handscroll; ink and color on silk

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of George D. Pratt, 1933