Man Sleeping on a Bamboo Couch
The three-panel screen painting within this painting creates a metaphorical, as well as illusionistic, space within an intimate composition. The sleeping scholar, his contented face turned toward the viewer, seems to be dreaming peacefully. The artist cannot depict the gentleman's dream, but the mesmerizing pattern of waves covering the screen that encloses the man is highly suggestive of his serene state of mind.
Artwork Details
- 元/明 佚名 竹榻小憩圖 冊頁
- Title: Man Sleeping on a Bamboo Couch
- Artist: Unidentified artist Chinese, late 14th–early 15th century
- Period: Yuan (1271–1368)–Ming (1368–1644) dynasty
- Culture: China
- Medium: Album leaf; ink and color on silk
- Dimensions: Image: 10 1/4 x 11 1/2 in. (26 x 29.2 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: From the Collection of A. W. Bahr, Purchase, Fletcher Fund, 1947
- Object Number: 47.18.147
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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