https://emuseum.cornell.edu/internal/media/dispatcher/70879/fullHomecoming of Tao Yuanminglate 18th-early 19th century[com.gallerysystems.emuseum.core.entities.RecordXPerson@196bf]com.gallerysystems.emuseum.core.entities.RecordXPerson@196bfHanging scroll: ink and colors on silkSubject taken from life of famous Chinese poet Tao Yuanming (365-427). He stands in front of a boat, looking directly forward, while an oarsman poles towards a tree-lined shore. One attendant is seated inside the boat, and another waits by a thatched gate perhaps leading to the poet's rustic dwelling. Difference in tonal treatment of tree tops and leaves depicts mists or fog enveloping willow-like trees, thus creating an atmospheric depth. Seals and signature of the painter on lower left. "Imitating the brush idea of Wu Ling." Wu is a Chinese painter in the Ming dynasty, whose style took after the Yuan masters.com.gallerysystems.emuseum.core.entities.Classification@5fhttps://emuseum.cornell.edu/objects/37565/rdf