Landscape with fisherman

1643

Not on view

The image of a lone fisherman piloting a humble skiff is one of the classic motifs of reclusion. This rendition of the theme was originally mounted on a folding fan. The painting would have adorned one side, while the other would have featured a poem (now lost).

Artwork Details

明/清祁豸佳山水圖
Title: Landscape with fisherman
Artist: Qi Zhijia (Chinese, active ca. 1627–after 1682)
Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Date: 1643
Culture: China
Medium: Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on paper
Dimensions: 6 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. (16.5 x 49.5 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1913
Object Number: 13.100.83
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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