Album of Miscellaneous Subjects, Leaf 2
1654
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
About the artist
1654
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Album of Miscellaneous Subjects, Leaf 2 is a 1654 unspecified by Fan Qi, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows a scenic landscape with red cliffs, a long bridge, and a wine shop in a bamboo grove. The painting is based on a poetic line by Du Mu, which adds a layer of meaning to the scene. The calligraphic colophon by Han Tan also provides context, describing the scenery in poetic terms. You can learn more about this style of painting at The Cleveland Museum of Art.
Fan Qi's painting on this second leaf of the album is, perhaps, based on Du Mu's poetic line: The herdboy pointed to the distant Apricot Village. Han Tan's calligraphic colophon facing the painting reads: A thousand feet of red cliffs look like a sculptured flower of furong ; In one glance, the long bridge joins adjacent ridges. Furthermore a wine shop stands in a bamboo grove; The fellow who bought some good wine is drunk on the eastern shore of the stream.
A wine shop's flag is visible above the bamboo grove.
Read the full account in the museum source.
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