Landscape

Artist Pan Simu (Chinese, 1756–1843)

Date1806

MediumHanging scroll: ink on paper

Dimensions43 3/8 × 20 1/8 inches (110.2 × 51.1 cm)

CultureChina

PeriodQing dynasty (1644–1912)

ClassificationsPaintings

Credit LineGift of Daisy Yen Wu in memory of Yen Hsiao-fang and Yen Tse-king

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Paintings
Hanging scroll: ink
Paper
Chinese

Object number79.060.005

Label CopyLandscape painting, in addition to bird-and-flower painting, was another prevalent subject in Chinese painting tradition. This type of painting was one of the objects that connoisseurs of the literati class would collect and treasure. Traditionally, landscapes embed metaphorical meanings that could imply praises for a person or criticism against a government.

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