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    • Red Friend
    Lan Ying (Chinese, 1585–ca. 1664)
    Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

    Image: 58 5/8 x 18 5/8 in. (148.9 x 47.3 cm)
    Inscribed by the artist
    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Morse, in honor of Douglas Dillon, 1979 (1979.26)

    Strangely faceted rocks—thought of as miniature mountains—have been treasured by collectors since the Tang dynasty (618–907). This portrait of a rock called Red Friend is painted without surrounding garden elements, freeing the viewer to imagine its setting.

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  • Murck, Alfreda, and Wen Fong. "A Chinese Garden Court: The Astor Court at The Metropolitan Museum of Art." The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 38, no. 3 (Winter, 1980–81).
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    • "Director's Note" PDF
  • Morse, Earl. "On Collecting Chinese Painting." The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 29, no. 3 (November, 1970).
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  • Chow, Fong. "Chinese Paintings of the Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Centuries from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Morse." The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 29, no. 3 (November, 1970).
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  • Red Friend
    Lan Ying (Chinese, 1585–ca. 1664)
    Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

    Image: 58 5/8 x 18 5/8 in. (148.9 x 47.3 cm)
    Inscribed by the artist
    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Morse, in honor of Douglas Dillon, 1979 (1979.26)