{"object":[{"sourceId":{"label":"Source ID","value":"37874"},"creditline":{"label":"Credit Line","value":"Gift of Daisy Yen Wu in memory of Yen Hsiao-fang and Yen Tse-king"},"labelText":{"label":"More Information","value":"Qian Du hailed from Renhe, in the Hangzhou area of Zhejiang province. He was originally named Qian Yu; his zi was Shumei and his hao was Hugong or Songhu Xiaoying, common sobriquets that can be seen in the signatures and seals here. As a scholar-official, Qian Du excelled at painting, poetry, and calligraphy by studying earlier masters\u2019 works. His landscapes adopted the refined style of Wang Meng (1308\u20131385) of the Four Masters of Late Yuan, particularly in the \u201cox-ear-hair strokes.\u201d This page depicts idealized literati activities and might even reflect Qian Du\u2019s state of mind. The mountains, rocks, and other elements are unified by fine brushstrokes derived from early literati masters, but Qian Du employs them to create his own trademark style. (\"Tradition, Transmission, and Transformation in East Asian Art,\" curated by Cornell PhD student Yuhua Ding under the supervision of Ellen Avril and presented at the Johnson Museum January 23-June 12, 2016)"},"invno":{"label":"Object number","value":"83.128.001"},"description":{"label":"Description","value":"Gazing upward at a full moon in the night sky and holding a circular fan, a scholar sits on a stool in open air, within a villa compound.  An open window provides a glimpse into a study, where a stack of books and two ceramic vessels sit on a table.  This is a landscape of eccentric rock formations, towering trees next to a body of water, and vistas into the distance.  Inscription, signature and seals; undated."},"medium":{"label":"Medium","value":"Ink on paper; double leaf album"},"onview":{"label":"On View","value":"0"},"media":{"label":"Media","value":"83.128.001_Disc8026_80265007"},"title":{"label":"Title","value":"Gentlemen with fan seated in the moonlight"},"classification":{"label":"Classifications","value":"Paintings"},"people":{"label":"Artist / Maker / Culture","value":"Qian Du"},"primaryMedia":{"value":"https://emuseum.cornell.edu/internal/media/dispatcher/73427/full"},"culture":{"label":"Culture","value":"China"},"displayDate":{"label":"Date","value":"late 18th-early 19th century"},"id":{"label":"Id","value":"210176"},"dimensions":{"label":"Dimensions","value":"Image: 8 1/4 x 10 3/4 inches (21 x 27.3 cm)"}}]}