Setting Sun on the Autumn River

Pan Yunyu Chinese

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As the sun sets behind him, a solitary scholar sits in the prow of a skiff on a placid river. On the nearby bank a grove of trees explodes in autumn colors, while on the distant shore a stand of trees is silhouetted against a mountain ridge. The river is often presented in Chinese painting as a place of escape from the cares of the world; in his boat, far removed from official duties, the scholar meets true repose.

Setting Sun on the Autumn River, Pan Yunyu (Chinese, active ca. 15th–16th century), Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on gold paper, China

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