Artwork
南宋/元 佚名 呂洞賓過岳陽樓圖 扇|The Immortal Lü Dongbin Appearing over the Yueyang Pavilion
南宋/元 佚名 呂洞賓過岳陽樓圖 扇|The Immortal Lü Dongbin Appearing over the Yueyang Pavilion is an ink painting. It dates from 1300 and is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
About this work
Technique & Style
The painting is executed in ink and color on silk, mounted as a fan that was later remounted as an album leaf, a format characteristic of Song and Yuan painting. The composition centers on a pavilion set against layered mist, with the immortal Lü Dongbin's figure rendered in the restrained, elongated manner associated with the period. Specific details of pigment and brushwork are not documented in the available sources, but the muted palette and atmospheric handling are consistent with works from around 1300.
History & Provenance
The painting The Immortal Lü Dongbin Appearing over the Yueyang Pavilion is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, under the accession number 17.170.2. The work is classified as a fan mounted as an album leaf and was created around 1300 by an unknown artist. No specific exhibition history is documented in the available sources.
Overview
This artwork, titled The Immortal Lü Dongbin Appearing over the Yueyang Pavilion, is an ink and color painting on silk, originally a fan that has since been mounted as an album leaf. It depicts a figure, identified as the immortal Lü Dongbin, positioned on a cloud above a traditional Chinese pavilion. The piece dates from either the Southern Song or Yuan dynasty, and the artist remains anonymous.
Subject & Meaning
The painting illustrates a significant moment from Chinese folklore, featuring Lü Dongbin, one of the Eight Immortals in Daoist tradition.
The painting illustrates a significant moment from Chinese folklore, featuring Lü Dongbin, one of the Eight Immortals in Daoist tradition. He is shown in a celestial context, hovering above the Yueyang Pavilion, a renowned structure in Hunan province. This imagery likely alludes to tales of Lü Dongbin's spiritual journeys or his legendary visit to the pavilion, a site often associated with poetry and contemplation.
Artist & collection
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