https://emuseum.cornell.edu/internal/media/dispatcher/71154/fullThe Lute SongQing dynasty, 1681[com.gallerysystems.emuseum.core.entities.RecordXPerson@146b8]com.gallerysystems.emuseum.core.entities.RecordXPerson@146b8Handscroll: ink and colors on paperRiver landscape begins with a upright pine (or maple?) tree on a gentle slope. Several clusters of deciduous and bare trees stand along the shore, where three attendants, a groomsman and his horse are perhaps waiting for the party on boat. Two boats are anchored nearby the shore. In the cabin of the larger boat, seated around a table are three male guests and a female musician playing a lute. Next to it is a smaller boat with another attendant. Across an expanse of gentle waves there is a flock of birds departing (or returning?) from a small cluster of trees and grasses on the opposite shore. Inscribed, signed, and sealed by the artist.com.gallerysystems.emuseum.core.entities.Classification@5fhttps://emuseum.cornell.edu/objects/7094/rdf