Album of landscapes

Artist Dong Bangda (Chinese, 1699 - 1769)

Date18th century

MediumAlbum leaves: ink and colors on paper

DimensionsImage: 4 1/2 x 6 inches (11.4 x 15.2 cm);
Frame: 6 3/4 x 9 inches (17.1 x 22.9 cm)

CultureChina

ClassificationsPaintings

Credit LineAcquired through the Museum Acquisition Fund

Terms

Paintings
Albums
Landscape
ink and colors
Animals
Bamboo
Birds
Boats
Bodies of water
Bridges
Cottages
Huts
Landscapes
Men
Pagodas
Pine trees
Rivers
Rock
Temples
Paper

Object number72.112

Label CopyDong Bangda received the jinshi degree in 1733 and eventually served as president of the Board of Rites under the Qianlong emperor (r. 1736-95). One of his responsibilities involved working with the commission that compiled three major catalogs of the imperial art collection. Dong¿s firsthand experience with the collection led him to copy a number of the paintings by earlier masters. This small album presents eight intimate landscapes in the orthodox style. Leaf one, shown here, depicts a scholar and his servant, who carries a wrapped qin (zither), walking toward a temple.

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