Landscape with fisherman
Painting was just one of Qi Zhijia’s many creative pursuits. He was a playwright, singer, seal carver, calligrapher, poet, essayist, amateur musician, and athlete. In this lyrical painting, Qi has presented a classic theme in Chinese painting: a lone fisherman who sits contemplatively on the water, having consciously decided to turn away from society toward the quiet work of self-cultivation.
Artwork Details
- 明/清 祁豸佳 山水圖 摺扇
- 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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