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南宋 佚名 舊傳閻次于 風雨維舟圖 團扇|Boats Moored in Wind and Rain

南宋  佚名  舊傳閻次于  風雨維舟圖  團扇|Boats Moored in Wind and Rain, by After Yan Ciyu, ink, 1249
南宋  佚名  舊傳閻次于  風雨維舟圖  團扇|Boats Moored in Wind and Rain, by After Yan Ciyu, ink, 1249

南宋 佚名 舊傳閻次于 風雨維舟圖 團扇|Boats Moored in Wind and Rain is an ink painting by the Song dynasty landscape artist After Yan Ciyu. It dates from 1249 and is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

About this work

Subject & Meaning

Classified as a landscape painting, the composition focuses on the boat as the primary subject, capturing a moment of stillness or struggle against the weather.

The work depicts a landscape scene featuring boats moored during a storm, as indicated by its title, Boats Moored in Wind and Rain. The imagery centers on vessels situated within a turbulent natural setting, emphasizing the interaction between human craft and the elements of wind and rain. Classified as a landscape painting, the composition focuses on the boat as the primary subject, capturing a moment of stillness or struggle against the weather.

The depiction of boats in adverse conditions within the Song dynasty landscape tradition typically represents the relationship between humanity and nature. The work is attributed to an anonymous painter, formerly associated with Yan Ciyu, and dates to 1249.

Technique & Style

Boats Moored in Wind and Rain is a Southern Song dynasty landscape executed on silk, mounted as an album leaf from a fan. The artwork employs ink and color to depict its scene. Created in 1249, the piece measures 24.8 cm in height and 27.3 cm in width.

Stylistically, it is classified as a landscape painting that focuses on boats, capturing a specific atmospheric moment. Although historically attributed to Yan Ciyu, the work is now recognized as the product of an anonymous painter. The physical object retains its form as a mounted leaf, preserving the original fan format within an album structure.

History & Provenance

The work is held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, where it is catalogued as an anonymous Southern Song painting. Its dimensions are recorded as 24.8 cm in height and 27.3 cm in width. No specific exhibition history or acquisition details are documented in the available sources.

Overview

Boats Moored in Wind and Rain, an anonymous work from the Southern Song dynasty, is a small-scale painting executed in ink and color on silk. Originally a circular fan, it has since been mounted as an album leaf. This intimate piece depicts a lone boat secured to a tree amidst a heavy downpour, with mountains receding into a misty distance.

Despite its diminutive size, roughly the span of a hand, the artwork conveys a powerful sense of a natural storm.

南宋  傳夏珪  澤畔疾風圖  團扇|Windswept lakeshore
南宋 傳夏珪 澤畔疾風圖 團扇|Windswept lakeshore, Xia Gui

Artist & collection

Portrait of After Yan Ciyu

Artist

After Yan Ciyu

This artist’s Fan mounted as an album leaf, ink and color on silk, shows boats tied up in a rain-lashed harbor, a quiet moment in ink.

Frequently asked questions

Who painted 南宋 佚名 舊傳閻次于 風雨維舟圖 團扇|Boats Moored in Wind and Rain?

南宋 佚名 舊傳閻次于 風雨維舟圖 團扇|Boats Moored in Wind and Rain was painted by After Yan Ciyu in 13th century.

Where can I see 南宋 佚名 舊傳閻次于 風雨維舟圖 團扇|Boats Moored in Wind and Rain?

南宋 佚名 舊傳閻次于 風雨維舟圖 團扇|Boats Moored in Wind and Rain is held by Metropolitan Museum of Art.

What movement is 南宋 佚名 舊傳閻次于 風雨維舟圖 團扇|Boats Moored in Wind and Rain?

南宋 佚名 舊傳閻次于 風雨維舟圖 團扇|Boats Moored in Wind and Rain is associated with Song dynasty landscape.